Shloka 5

दधीच्यास्थिवज्रनिर्माणोपाख्यानम् | The Forging of the Vajra from Dadhīca’s Bones

Devanagari script

लोगश उवाच तत आयदब्ययौ पूर्णो तस्मै राजा न्यवेदयत्‌ । अतो विद्वन्नुपादत्स्व यदत्र वसु मन्‍्यसे,लोमशजी कहते हैं--युधिष्ठिर! तब राजा श्रुतर्वाने महर्षिके सामने अपने आय- व्ययका पूरा ब्योरा रख दिया और कहा--'ज्ञानी महर्षे! इस धनमेंसे जो आप ठीक समझें, वह ले लें!

Transliteration

Lomaśa uvāca—tata āya-vyayau pūrṇau tasmai rājā nyavedayat | ato vidvann upādatsva yad atra vasu manyase ||

Translation

Lomaśa said: “Then the king presented to the sage a complete account of his income and expenditure. Thereafter he said, ‘O wise Mahārṣi, from this wealth, take whatever you deem proper.’”

Word by Word

• लोमशः: Lomasha (the sage)
• लोमशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular

• तत्: that (then/that matter)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आयदव्ययौ: income and expenditure
• आयदव्ययौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आय-व्यय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• पूर्णः: complete, full
• पूर्णः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न्यवेदयत्: reported, informed, presented
• न्यवेदयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विद् (वेदयति)
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular

• अतः: therefore, hence
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः

• विद्वन्: O learned one
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• उपादत्स्व: take (accept)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + आ + दा
• Form: Imperative, 2, Singular

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• वसु: wealth, treasure
• वसु: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मन्यसे: you think, you consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: Present, 2, Singular

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• the king (rājā)
• the Mahārṣi / sage (vidvan)