Shloka 24
जनक-राज्ञः मौण्ड्य-परिव्रज्या-विवादः
Janaka’s Renunciation Questioned; Discourse on Dāna and Detachment
Devanagari script
योउत्यन्तं प्रतिगृह्लीयाद् यश्च दद्यात् सदैव हि | तयोस्त्वमन्तरं विद्धि श्रेयांस्ताभ्यां क उच्यते
Translation
जो सतत दुसऱ्यांकडून दान घेत राहतो आणि जो निरंतर स्वतः दान देत राहतो—या दोघांत काय फरक आहे, आणि यांपैकी कोण श्रेष्ठ म्हणावा, हे तुम्ही जाणून घ्या.
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अत्यन्तम्excessively, to the utmost
अत्यन्तम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्यन्त
प्रतिगृह्णीयात्should accept/receive (as a gift/alms)
प्रतिगृह्णीयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-ग्रह्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
यःand who
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
दद्यात्should give
दद्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सदैवalways
सदैव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा + एव
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
तयोःof those two
तयोः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
अन्तरम्difference
अन्तरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विद्धिknow, understand
विद्धि:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormImperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
श्रेयान्better, superior
श्रेयान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेयस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Comparative
ताभ्याम्than those two
ताभ्याम्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Dual
कःwho?
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उच्यतेis said/called
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada (Passive)
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes