Shloka 966
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
Devanagari script
दद्यादपश्च यः शक््त्या सर्वे तुल्यफला: स्मृता: । “श्रद्धापूर्वक दान देनेवाले मनुष्यमें यदि एक हजार देनेकी शक्ति हो तो वह सौका दान करे
Translation
信をもって力に応じて施す者は—千を施す力があれば百を施し、百を施す力があれば十を施し、何も持たぬ者であっても力の及ぶ限り水だけでも施すなら—これらすべての果は等しいと説かれている。
Word by Word
दद्यात्should give
दद्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
FormVidhi-linga, Parasmaipada, 3, Singular, Optative (injunctive sense: 'should give')
अपःwaters (water)
अपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (जल)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शक्त्याby (one's) ability
शक्त्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तुल्यफलाःhaving equal fruit/result
तुल्यफलाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतुल्यफल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्मृताःare said/are regarded
स्मृताः:
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (स्मरणे)
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Passive (PPP sense)
Speaker
श्षशुर उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes