Shloka 36

गोप्रदानगुणाः तथा कपिलागोविधानम्

Merits of Cow-Gift and the Origin-Account of Kapilā Cows

Devanagari script

रोग्णि रोग्णि महाभाग लोकाश्षास्या5क्षया:स्मृता: । संग्रामेष्वर्जयित्वा तु यो वै गा: सम्प्रयच्छति । आत्मविक्रयतुल्यास्ता: शाश्वता विद्धि कौशिक

Transliteration

Pitāmaha uvāca: rogṇi rogṇi mahābhāga lokāḥ śāśvatā akṣayāḥ smṛtāḥ | saṅgrāmeṣv arjayitvā tu yo vai gāḥ samprayacchati | ātmavikrayatulyās tāḥ śāśvatā viddhi Kauśika ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ହେ ମହାଭାଗ! ଗାଈର ରୋମ-ରୋମରେ ଶାଶ୍ୱତ ଓ ଅକ୍ଷୟ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କର ନିବାସ ଅଛି ବୋଲି ସ୍ମୃତିରେ କୁହାଯାଇଛି। ଯେ ଲୋକ ସଙ୍ଗ୍ରାମରେ ଗାଈ ଜିତି ପରେ ତାହାକୁ ଦାନ କରେ, ସେହି ଗାଈମାନେ ତାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଆତ୍ମବିକ୍ରୟ କରି ଆଣି ଦିଆଯାଇଥିବା ଗାଈମାନଙ୍କ ସମାନ ହୋଇ ଶାଶ୍ୱତ, ଅକ୍ଷୟ ଫଳ ଦିଅନ୍ତି—ହେ କୌଶିକ, ଏହା ଜାଣ।

Word by Word

• रोम्णि: in (each) hair
• रोम्णि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोमन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रोम्णि: in (each) hair
• रोम्णि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोमन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• लोकाः: worlds (heavenly realms)
• लोकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शाश्वताः: eternal
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अक्षयाः: imperishable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्मृताः: are said/are regarded
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• संग्रामेषु: in battles
• संग्रामेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• अर्जयित्वा: having won/obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• गाः: cows
• गाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सम्प्रयच्छति: gives (away), bestows
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-यम्
• Form: Present, Lat, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आत्मविक्रयतुल्याः: equal to (cows) obtained by self-sale
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मविक्रयतुल्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• ताः: those (cows)
• ताः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• शाश्वताः: everlasting
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• विद्धि: know (you)! understand!
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Imperative, Lot, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कौशिक: O Kaushika
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशिक
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

पितामह उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pitāmaha (Bhīṣma)
• Kauśika
• gāḥ (cows)
• saṅgrāma (battle)