Shloka 17

Devanagari script

हैरण्यकक्ष्याग्रैवेयान् सुवर्णाङ्कुशभूषितान्।ददामि कुञ्जरांस्तेषां सहस्राणि चतुर्दश।।1.53.17।।

Transliteration

hairaṇyakakṣyāgraiveyān suvarṇāṅkuśabhūṣitān | dadāmi kuñjarāṁs teṣāṁ sahasrāṇi caturdaśa || 1.53.17 ||

Translation

ខ្ញុំនឹងប្រទានដល់ពួកគេដំរីចំនួនដប់បួនពាន់ ក្រវាត់ និងគ្រឿងអលង្ការកជើងធ្វើពីមាស ហើយតុបតែងដោយអង្គុសមាស។

Word by Word

• hairaṇyaka-kakṣyā-graiveyān: with golden girths and neck-ornaments
• hairaṇyaka-kakṣyā-graiveyān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hairaṇyaka + kakṣyā + graiveya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; multi-member tatpuruṣa describing kuñjarān: 'having golden girths and neck-ornaments'

• suvarṇa-aṅkuśa-bhūṣitān: adorned with golden goads
• suvarṇa-aṅkuśa-bhūṣitān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suvarṇa + aṅkuśa + bhūṣita (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa; bhūṣita = kta (क्त) from √bhūṣ 'adorned'

• dadāmi: I give / I offer
• dadāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (present), Uttama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• kuñjarān: elephants
• kuñjarān: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuñjara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• teṣām: of those (elephants)
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga/Napuṃsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī, Bahuvacana; sarvanāma

• sahasrāṇi: thousands
• sahasrāṇi: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/quantifier of kuñjarān)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakaliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; numeral used as count

• caturdaśa: fourteen
• caturdaśa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/quantifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: caturdaśa (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: Numeral (saṃkhyā), used indeclinably to qualify sahasrāṇi

Context

"I shall give fourteen thousand elephants with gold trappings around the neck and girth, and with goads made of gold.

Characters & Entities

• Elephants (kuñjara)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Material inducements are presented as a means to obtain what one desires; the dharmic tension is that wealth and force should not override rightful ownership and moral restraint.

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra attempts to persuade Vasiṣṭha to part with the wish-fulfilling cow Śabalā by offering vast royal gifts, beginning with richly adorned elephants.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Viśvāmitra’s royal munificence and power are highlighted—yet implicitly contrasted with the higher value of spiritual integrity that Vasiṣṭha will uphold.