Shloka 31

मृत्यु-काल-प्रबोधनम् (Instruction on Mortality, Time, and Truth) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 169

Devanagari script

तत्र दस्युर्धनयुत: सर्ववर्णविशेषवित्‌ । ब्रह्मण्य: सत्यसंधश्न दाने च निरतो5भवत्‌,उस गाँवमें एक धनी डाकू रहता था, जो समस्त वर्णोकी विशेषताका जानकार था। उसके ह्ृदयमें ब्राह्मणोंके प्रति भक्ति थी। वह सत्यप्रतिज्ञ और दानी था

Transliteration

tatra dasyur dhanayutaḥ sarvavarṇaviśeṣavit | brahmaṇyaḥ satyasaṃdhaś ca dāne ca nirato 'bhavat ||

Translation

そこには富裕なダースユ（盗賊）が住んでいた――彼はあらゆるヴァルナの別々の務めと性質をよく知る者であった。しかも彼はバラモンに敬虔で、真実に堅く、誓願に忠実で、つねに施しに励んでいた。

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• दस्युः: robber/bandit
• दस्युः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दस्यु
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• धनयुतः: endowed with wealth; wealthy
• धनयुतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनयुत
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सर्ववर्णविशेषवित्: knower of the distinctions of all varṇas
• सर्ववर्णविशेषवित्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्ववर्णविशेषवित्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• ब्रह्मण्यः: devoted to Brahmins; pious
• ब्रह्मण्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मण्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सत्यसन्धः: true to his vow; of truthful resolve
• सत्यसन्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यसन्ध
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• दाने: in giving; in charity
• दाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable (conjunction)

• निरतः: engaged; devoted
• निरतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरत
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अभवत्: was; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• dasyu (a wealthy bandit/robber)
• Brahmins
• varnas (social orders)