Shloka 2
अन्नदान-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Gift of Food) | Annadāna-Praśaṃsā
Devanagari script
कौतूहलं हि परम तत्र मे विद्यते प्रभो । दातारं दत्तमन्वेति यद् दान॑ तत् प्रचक्ष्व मे,प्रभो! इस विषयमें मुझे महान् कौतूहल हो रहा है; अतः जिस दानका पुण्य दाताका अनुसरण करता हो, वह मुझे बताइये
Transliteration
kautūhalaṃ hi paramaṃ tatra me vidyate prabho | dātāraṃ dattam anveti yad dānaṃ tat pracakṣva me prabho ||
Translation
प्रभो! या विषयाबद्दल मला फारच कुतूहल आहे; म्हणून ज्यादानाचे पुण्य दात्याच्या मागोमाग जाते, ते दान मला सांगावे।
Word by Word
कौतूहलम्curiosity, wonder
कौतूहलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकौतूहल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
परम्great, supreme
परम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तत्रthere, in that matter
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
मेof me, my
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
विद्यतेexists, is present
विद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (विद्+यते; √विद् in sense 'to exist' as 'विद्यते')
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
प्रभोO lord
प्रभो:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
दातारम्the giver, donor
दातारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदातृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दत्तम्the given (gift), what is given
दत्तम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदत्त (√दा)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अन्वेतिfollows
अन्वेति:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-इ (√इ)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
यत्which, that (relative)
यत्:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
दानम्gift, charity
दानम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रचक्ष्वtell, explain
प्रचक्ष्व:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-चक्ष् (√चक्ष्)
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
मेto me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative, Singular
प्रभोO lord
प्रभो:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
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