Shloka 61

धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः

Vāraṇāvata-vivāsana-nīti: Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Duryodhana’s Policy Dialogue

Devanagari script

राम उवाच हिरण्यं मम यच्चान्यद्‌ वसु किंचिदिह स्थितम्‌ | ब्राह्मणेभ्यो मया दत्तं सर्वमेतत्‌ तपोधन

Transliteration

rāma uvāca hiraṇyaṃ mama yac cānyad vasu kiṃcid iha sthitam | brāhmaṇebhyo mayā dattaṃ sarvam etat tapodhana ||

Translation

ຣາມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ຕະໂປທະນະ, ຄຳທອງທີ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າມີ ແລະຊັບອື່ນໆທີ່ຢູ່ໃນຄອບຄອງຢູ່ນີ້—ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ມອບໃຫ້ພຣາຫມະນທັງໝົດແລ້ວ».

Word by Word

• रामः: Rama (Parashurama)
• रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• हिरण्यम्: gold
• हिरण्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मम: my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• यत्: whatever (which)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

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

• अन्यत्: other
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• वसु: wealth, treasure
• वसु: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• किंचित्: anything, some
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम् + चित्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• स्थितम्: situated, present
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Plural

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• दत्तम्: given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तपोधन: O ascetic rich in austerity
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोधन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rama (Paraśurāma)
• Brahmins

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dāna as a dharmic discipline: wealth is not to be clung to but purified through rightful giving, especially to Brahmins, and renunciation is presented as an ethical strength rather than a loss.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rama (Paraśurāma) declares that he has already given away all the gold and other wealth he possessed to the Brahmins, emphasizing that nothing remains for him to claim as personal property.