Shloka 231

कुण्डधारोपाख्यानम्

Kuṇḍadhāra-Upākhyāna: Dharma’s Superiority over Wealth and Desire

Devanagari script

एवं बहुविधार्थ च तुलाधारेण भाषितम्‌

Transliteration

evaṁ bahuvidhārtha ca tulādhāreṇa bhāṣitam

Translation

ទុលាធារ បាននិយាយដូច្នេះ ដោយបង្ហាញន័យនានាជាច្រើន។

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• बहुविधार्थम्: having many meanings; in a multi-sense way
• बहुविधार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुविधार्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• तुलाधारेण: by the holder of the balance (i.e., the impartial one)
• तुलाधारेण: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुलाधार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भाषितम्: was spoken; has been said
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Tulādhāra