Shloka 24

Nakula’s Declaration and the Uñchavṛtti Brāhmaṇa’s Superior Merit (Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 92)

Devanagari script

अद्येह स्वर्णमभ्येतु यच्चान्यद्‌ वसु किंचन

Transliteration

adyeha svarṇam abhyetu yac cānyad vasu kiñcana

Translation

വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“ഇന്ന് ഇവിടെ സ്വർണം വരട്ടെ; മറ്റേതെങ്കിലും സമ്പത്ത് ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ അതും വരട്ടെ.”

Word by Word

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

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

• स्वर्णम्: gold
• स्वर्णम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अभ्येतु: let (it) come/approach
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (एति)
• Form: Lot (Imperative), Parasmaipada, 3rd, Singular

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

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

• अन्यत्: other (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

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

• किंचन: any (at all)/some
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किंचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• gold (svarṇa)
• wealth/treasure (vasu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wealth is portrayed as a means to accomplish an immediate obligation—often ritual or charitable—highlighting the ethical idea that resources gain value when directed toward dharma and timely responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports a command/request that gold and any other valuables be brought at once, indicating preparations for a significant undertaking where material provisions are required.