Shloka 109

Slaying of Andhaka; Hymn to the Sun; Glory of Brahmins; Gayatri Nyasa and Pranayama

Devanagari script

कृत्वा साहसकर्माणि दद्याद्विप्राय पर्वसु । तद्दानं सुगुणं प्रोक्तमभयं लाभ एव च

Transliteration

kṛtvā sāhasakarmāṇi dadyādviprāya parvasu | taddānaṃ suguṇaṃ proktamabhayaṃ lābha eva ca

Translation

勇敢で骨の折れる行いを成し遂げたのち、聖なる祭日の折にブラーフマナへ布施を捧げよ。その布施は大いなる功徳と説かれ、無畏を授け、さらに利益をももたらす。

Word by Word

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriyā (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), having done (पूर्वकालिक क्रियाविशेषण)

• sāhasa-karmāṇi: rash/violent deeds
• sāhasa-karmāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāhasa (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• dadyāt: should give
• dadyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• viprāya: to a brāhmaṇa
• viprāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• parvasu: on festival/holy days
• parvasu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• dānam: gift/charity
• dānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• suguṇam: highly meritorious/with good qualities
• suguṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) compound; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• proktam: is said/declared
• proktam: Kriyā (कर्मणि-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); used predicatively with dānam

• abhayam: fearlessness/safety
• abhayam: Karta (कर्ता/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• lābhaḥ: gain
• lābhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/फल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lābha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण अव्यय)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: dadyādviprāya = dadyāt + viprāya; taddānaṃ = tat + dānam; proktamabhayam = proktam + abhayam.

FAQs

What practice does this verse recommend for sacred festival days (parvasu)?

It advises giving charitable gifts (dāna) to a brāhmaṇa specifically on parva days, treating those times as especially auspicious for meritorious giving.

What benefits are promised for such giving in this verse?

The verse states that this donation is highly virtuous (suguṇa) and yields both fearlessness (abhaya) and tangible benefit or gain (lābha).

What ethical lesson is emphasized here?

The ethical emphasis is that courageous effort should be completed with generosity—channeling one’s power or accomplishments into dharmic giving that supports others and cultivates inner security.