Shloka 11

Āpad-dharma and Discernment in Livelihood (आपद्धर्मे विज्ञानबलम्)

Devanagari script

अश्वमेधैश्व यष्टव्यं बहुभि: स्वाप्तदक्षिणै: । तेन लोकानवाप्रोति पुरुषो5द्धभुतदर्शनान्‌

Transliteration

aśvamedhaiś ca yaṣṭavyaṃ bahubhiḥ svāptadakṣiṇaiḥ | tena lokān avāpnoti puruṣo ’dbhuta-darśanān ||

Translation

យមរាជមានព្រះបន្ទូលថា៖ «មនុស្សគួរតែប្រតិបត្តិយញ្ញអશ્વមេធជាច្រើន ដោយមានទានដក្សិណាដល់ព្រះព្រហ្មណ៍ (បូជាចារ្យ) ឲ្យសមរម្យ និងបរិបូរណ៍។ ដោយបុណ្យនោះ មនុស្សនឹងទៅដល់លោកសុភមង្គល ដែលពោរពេញដោយទេសភាពអស្ចារ្យ»។

Word by Word

• अश्वमेधैः: by means of Ashvamedha sacrifices
• अश्वमेधैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वमेध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यष्टव्यम्: should be performed (is to be sacrificed)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: Gerundive (तव्यत्), Neuter, Nominative, Singular, Obligation/necessity (passive sense)

• बहुभिः: with many
• बहुभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• स्वाप्तदक्षिणैः: with duly-given fees (proper dakṣiṇās)
• स्वाप्तदक्षिणैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वाप्तदक्षिण
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• तेन: by that (thereby)
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• लोकान्: worlds (realms)
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• Type: Verb
• Root: अवाप्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

• पुरुषः: a man
• पुरुषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अद्भुतदर्शनान्: having wondrous sights
• अद्भुतदर्शनान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुतदर्शन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

यम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Aśvamedha (horse sacrifice)
• Dakṣiṇā (ritual gifts)