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
ଯେ ସଦା ଅନ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଦାନ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରେ ଓ ଯେ ନିରନ୍ତର ନିଜେ ଦାନ କରେ—ଏ ଦୁଇଜଣଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ପାର୍ଥକ୍ୟ କ’ଣ, ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କମଧ୍ୟରୁ କାହାକୁ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ କୁହାଯାଏ—ଏହା ତୁମେ ବୁଝ।
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