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Shloka 4

गोप्रदान-भूमिदान-विधि

Gopradāna–Bhūmidāna Guidelines and Recipient Eligibility

अर्ध पापस्य हरति पुरुषस्येह कर्मण: । कृप: प्रवृत्तपानीय: सुप्रवृत्तश्न नित्यश:,जिसके खोदवाये हुए कुएँमें अच्छी तरह पानी निकलकर यहाँ सदा सब लोगोंके उपयोगमें आता है, वह उस मनुष्यके पापकर्मका आधा भाग हर लेता है

ardhaṁ pāpasya harati puruṣasyeha karmaṇaḥ | kṛpaḥ pravṛttapānīyaḥ supravṛttaś ca nityaśaḥ ||

ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ കരുണയോടെ കുഴിപ്പിച്ച കിണറ്റിൽ നിത്യവും സമൃദ്ധമായി വെള്ളം പൊങ്ങി ദിവസേന ജനങ്ങൾക്ക് ഉപകാരപ്പെടുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ, ആ കിണർ ആ മനുഷ്യന്റെ പാപകർമ്മത്തിന്റെ പകുതി അകറ്റുന്നു.

अर्धम्half
अर्धम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्ध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पापस्यof sin
पापस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपाप
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
हरतिremoves/takes away
हरति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootहृ
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
पुरुषस्यof a man
पुरुषस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
इहhere (in this world)
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
कर्मणःof the deed/action
कर्मणः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
कूपःa well
कूपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकूप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रवृत्त-पानीयःhaving water made to flow / yielding water
प्रवृत्त-पानीयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रवृत्तपानीय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सु-प्रवृत्तःwell-functioning / well-flowing
सु-प्रवृत्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुप्रवृत्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
नित्यशःalways/constantly
नित्यशः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्यशस्

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
W
well (kūpa)
W
water (pānīya)

Educational Q&A

A durable act of compassion that benefits many—such as providing a well with continuously available water—has strong moral and spiritual efficacy, said to remove a substantial portion of one’s sinful demerit.

Bhishma is instructing on dharma and the fruits of charitable works, highlighting the exceptional merit of establishing a well that reliably serves the public over time.