Katha Upanishad: Verse 1.1.3
पीतोदका जग्धतृणा दुग्धदोहा निरिन्द्रिया:। अनन्दा नाम ते लोकास्तान् स गच्छति ता ददन् ॥३॥
पीतोदकाः जग्धतृणाः दुग्धदोहाः निरिन्द्रियाः। अनन्दाः नाम ते लोकाः तान् सः गच्छति ताः ददन्
pītodakā jagdhatṛṇā dugdhadohā nirindriyāḥ | anandā nāma te lokāstān sa gacchati tā dadan
അവ വെള്ളം കുടിച്ചു, പുല്ല് തിന്നു, പാൽ തന്നു, ബലം നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടവയാണ്. ആ ലോകങ്ങൾ 'ആനന്ദരഹിതം' എന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്നു; ഇത്തരം ഗോക്കളെ ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ ആ ലോകങ്ങളിൽ പോകുന്നു.
They have drunk their water, eaten their grass, given their milk, and are devoid of strength. Those worlds are called 'joyless' (anandāḥ); he who gives such (cows) goes to those worlds.
- पीतोदका इत्यादयः बहुव्रीहयः (पीत-उदक, जग्ध-तृण, दुग्ध-दोह) — समासान्त-प्रातिपदिकाः, प्रथमा-बहुवचन। तान् स गच्छति इति तान् + सः + गच्छति (विसर्ग-लोपः पदसन्धौ)।
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