Shloka 14
Suvarṇa-janma and Dakṣiṇā-Māhātmya
Origin and Supremacy of Gold as Ritual Fee
Devanagari script
त्वचा लोम्नाथशंगैर्वा वालै: क्षीरेण मेदसा । यज्ञ वहति सम्भूय किमस्त्यभ्यधिकं ततः
Transliteration
tvacā lomnāthaśaṅgair vā vālaiḥ kṣīreṇa medasā | yajñaṁ vahati sambhūya kim asty abhyadhikaṁ tataḥ ||
Translation
ವಸಿಷ್ಠನು ಹೇಳಿದನು— ತನ್ನ ಚರ್ಮ, ರೋಮ, ಎಲುಬುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಕೊಂಬುಗಳು, ಬಾಲದ ರೋಮಗಳು, ಹಾಲು ಮತ್ತು ಮೇದಸ್ಸು—ಇವೆಲ್ಲವನ್ನು ಒಂದಾಗಿ ಸೇರಿಸಿ ಗೋವು ಯಜ್ಞಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಧರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಹಾಗಿರಲು ಅವಳಿಗಿಂತ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠವಾದುದು ಇನ್ನೇನು?
Word by Word
त्वचाby (its) skin/hide
त्वचा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootत्वच्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
रोम्णाby hair
रोम्णा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरोमन्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अथand/then
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
शृङ्गैःby horns
शृङ्गैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशृङ्ग
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
वाor/also
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
वालैःby tail-hairs
वालैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
क्षीरेणby milk
क्षीरेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootक्षीर
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
मेदसाby fat/tallow
मेदसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमेदस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
यज्ञम्sacrifice (yajña)
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वहतिbears/sustains/carries on
वहति:
TypeVerb
Rootवह्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सम्भूयhaving come together/combined
सम्भूय:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्-भू
Formक्त्वा (absolutive)
किम्what?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
अभ्यधिकम्superior/greater
अभ्यधिकम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअभ्यधिक
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
ततःthan that/from that
ततः:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
Speaker
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VasiṣṭhaY
yajñaG
gau (cow)T
tvac (hide)L
loman (hair)A
asthi (bones)Ś
śṛṅga/śaṅga (horns)V
vāla (tail-hair)K
kṣīra (milk)M
medas (fat/ghee-source)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes