Shloka 31

मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः

Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities

Devanagari script

स्‍्नातानां शुचिभिस्तोयैर्गाज़ियै: प्रयतात्मनाम्‌ । व्युष्टिर्भवति या पुंसां न सा क्रतुशतैरपि

Transliteration

snātānāṃ śucibhis toyair gāṅgaiḥ prayatātmanām | vyuṣṭir bhavati yā puṃsāṃ na sā kratuśatair api ||

Translation

ଗଙ୍ଗାର ପବିତ୍ର ଜଳରେ ସ୍ନାନ କରି ଯେ ସଂଯମୀ ପୁରୁଷମାନଙ୍କର ଅନ୍ତଃକରଣ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ହୁଏ, ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପୁଣ୍ୟର ଯେ ବୃଦ୍ଧି ହୁଏ—ତାହା ଶତ ଯଜ୍ଞ କଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• स्नातानाम्: of those who have bathed
• स्नातानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नात (√स्ना)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• शुचिभिः: with pure
• शुचिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• तोयैः: waters
• तोयैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• गाङ्गेयैः: Ganges-born / of the Ganga (waters)
• गाङ्गेयैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गाङ्गेय
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रयतात्मनाम्: of the self-restrained (pure-minded) persons
• प्रयतात्मनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: प्रयतात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• व्युष्टिः: increase/growth (of merit)
• व्युष्टिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्युष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भवति: arises/is
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू
• Form: Present, Third, Singular

• या: which
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पुंसाम्: of men
• पुंसाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• सा: that (increase)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रतुशतैः: by hundreds of sacrifices
• क्रतुशतैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतुशत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

Speaker

सिद्ध उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Siddha
• Gaṅgā (Ganges)
• kratu (Vedic sacrifice)