Shloka 10

Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)

Devanagari script

अमृतास्वादसदृशं बलतेजो5भिवर्धनम्‌ | आदायादाय सैवाशु तयो: प्रादात्‌ पुन: पुन:,पूजनीका लाया हुआ वह फल अमृतके समान स्वादिष्ट और बल तथा तेजकी वृद्धि करनेवाला होता था। वह बारंबार उस फलको ला-लाकर शीतघ्रतापूर्वक उन दोनोंको दिया करती थी

Transliteration

amṛtāsvādasadṛśaṃ balatejo'bhivardhanam | ādāyādāya saivāśu tayoḥ prādāt punaḥ punaḥ ||

Translation

ಆ ಹಣ್ಣು ಅಮೃತದಂತೆಯೇ ರುಚಿಕರವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಬಲ ಮತ್ತು ತೇಜಸ್ಸನ್ನು ವೃದ್ಧಿಸುವುದಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಅವಳು ಅದನ್ನು ತ್ವರಿತವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ತಂದು, ಪುನಃ ಪುನಃ ಆ ಇಬ್ಬರಿಗೆ ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಳು.

Word by Word

• अमृत: nectar, ambrosia
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (in compound sense), Singular

• आस्वाद: taste, flavor
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्वाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (in compound sense), Singular

• सदृशम्: similar to, like
• सदृशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• बल: strength
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (in compound sense), Singular

• तेजः: splendor, vigor, energy
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (in compound sense), Singular

• अभिवर्धनम्: increase, augmentation
• अभिवर्धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिवर्धन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken, taking
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• आदाय: again having taken (repeatedly bringing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (स्त्री.)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• तयोः: of those two
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• प्रादात्: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पुनः: again and again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• fruit (phala)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sincere, repeated service—offering what is nourishing and beneficial—embodies dharma: care for others’ well-being (strength and tejas) is an ethical act when done with reverence and constancy.

What is happening in the narrative?

A woman repeatedly brings a nectar-like, strengthening fruit and promptly offers it again and again to two individuals, emphasizing her attentive, respectful service.