Shloka 20
Steya-doṣa-nirūpaṇa (On the Nature and Gravity of Theft) — within the Hayagrīva–Agastya Saṃvāda frame
Devanagari script
तथापि बहुभाग्यानां पुण्यानामपि पात्रिणे / दृष्टपूर्वं तु तद्वाक्यं न कदाचिद्वृथा भवेत्
Transliteration
tathāpi bahubhāgyānāṃ puṇyānāmapi pātriṇe / dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ tu tadvākyaṃ na kadācidvṛthā bhavet
Translation
ಆದರೂ, ಬಹುಭಾಗ್ಯಶಾಲಿ ಪುಣ್ಯವಂತರಾದ ಯೋಗ್ಯ ಪಾತ್ರನಿಗೆ, ಹಿಂದೆ ಸತ್ಯವೆಂದು ಕಂಡ ಆ ವಾಕ್ಯವು ಎಂದಿಗೂ ವ್ಯರ್ಥವಾಗದು।
Word by Word
tathāthus, in that way
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; manner-adverb (प्रकारवाचक)
apialso, even
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; particle (निपात) = ‘also/even’
bahu-bhāgyānāmof the very fortunate (people)
bahu-bhāgyānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootbahu (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; ‘many’ qualifying ‘fortunate’ (बहुभाग्य = बहूनि भाग्यानि यस्य)
puṇyānāmof merits, of virtuous deeds
puṇyānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootpuṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन
apieven
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; particle (निपात)
pātriṇeto the worthy recipient
pātriṇe:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
TypeNoun
Rootpātrin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन
dṛṣṭa-pūrvampreviously seen/known
dṛṣṭa-pūrvam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdṛṣṭa (कृदन्त, √dṛś धातु) + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) ‘seen’ + ‘before’ = ‘previously seen/known’
tubut, indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; conjunction/particle (निपात) = ‘but/indeed’
tad-vākyamthat statement
tad-vākyam:
Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘its/that’ + ‘statement’
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; negation particle (निषेध)
kadācitever, at any time
kadācit:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkadācit (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; time-adverb (कालवाचक)
vṛthāin vain, fruitlessly
vṛthā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvṛthā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; manner-adverb (प्रकारवाचक)
bhavetwould be, may become
bhavet:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (भू धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद