Shloka 3

Kṛpa’s Archery Display; Śikhaṇḍin Checked; Suketu Slain; Dhṛṣṭadyumna–Kṛtavarmā Clash (कृपशौर्य–पार्षतहार्दिक्ययुद्धम्)

Devanagari script

परान्‌ सृजसि यद्‌ वित्तं किंचित्त्वं बहु मूढवत्‌ । अपात्रदाने ये दोषास्तान्‌ मोहान्नावबुध्यसे

Transliteration

parān sṛjasi yad vittaṃ kiñcit tvaṃ bahu mūḍhavat | apātradāne ye doṣās tān mohān nāvabudhyase ||

Translation

ရှလျက ပြောသည်– «မိုက်မဲသူတစ်ယောက်ကဲ့သို့ သင်သည် သင့်၏ ငွေကြေးအများအပြားကို အခြားသူများထံ ပေးကမ်းနေသဖြင့်၊ မသိမသာ မောဟကြောင့် မထိုက်တန်သူထံ လှူဒါန်းရာမှ ဖြစ်ပေါ်လာသော အပြစ်အနာအဆာများကို သင် မနားလည်သေးကြောင်း ထင်ရှားသည်။»

Word by Word

• परान्: others (persons)
• परान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सृजसि: you give/dispense
• सृजसि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यत्: which/that (what)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वित्तम्: wealth, money
• वित्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• किंचित्: some, a little
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किंचित् (अव्यय/अनिश्चित-प्रमाण)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• बहु: much, a lot
• बहु: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मूढवत्: like a fool
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मूढवत् (प्रातिपदिक; -वत् प्रत्यय)

• अपात्रदाने: in giving to an unworthy recipient
• अपात्रदाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपात्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ये: which (those that)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दोषाः: faults, harms
• दोषाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तान्: those (them)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• मोहात्: from delusion; due to delusion
• मोहात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• अवबुध्यसे: you understand/realize
• अवबुध्यसे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + बुध् (धातु)
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śalya
• unnamed addressee (tvam)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Charity is not judged only by the act of giving; it must be guided by discernment (pātra/apātra). Giving wealth indiscriminately to the unworthy can generate ethical and practical harm, so one should understand the consequences of apātra-dāna and give with discrimination.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya addresses his interlocutor in a critical, admonishing tone, pointing out that the person is giving away substantial wealth ‘like a deluded man’ and warning that this shows ignorance of the faults that arise when gifts are given to unworthy recipients.