Shloka 150

The Manifestation of Viṣṇu’s Footprints: Vāmana–Trivikrama, Bāṣkali’s Subjugation, and the Rise of Viṣṇupadī

Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

युक्तायुक्तं न जानासि देयं कस्य मया क्वचित् । मंत्रिभिः सुसमालोच्य युक्तायुक्तं परीक्ष्य च

Transliteration

yuktāyuktaṃ na jānāsi deyaṃ kasya mayā kvacit | maṃtribhiḥ susamālocya yuktāyuktaṃ parīkṣya ca

Translation

ତୁମେ ଯୁକ୍ତ-ଅଯୁକ୍ତ ଜାଣ ନାହ, ଏବଂ ମୋ ଦ୍ୱାରା କେବେ କାହାକୁ ଦାନ ଦେବା ଉଚିତ ତାହା ମଧ୍ୟ ଜାଣ ନାହ। ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ସୁଭଳି ପରାମର୍ଶ କରି, ଯୁକ୍ତାଯୁକ୍ତ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରି…

Word by Word

• yukta-ayuktam: what is proper and improper
• yukta-ayuktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक) + ayukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (pair) used as object

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• jānāsi: you know
• jānāsi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• deyam: (what is) to be given
• deyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Gerundive/obligatory participle (तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थ), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); 'to be given'

• kasya: to whom / of whom
• kasya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); interrogative pronoun

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); 1st person pronoun

• kvacit: ever, at any time
• kvacit: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of place/time; indefinite

• mantribhiḥ: with ministers / by ministers
• mantribhiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• su-samālocya: having deliberated well
• su-samālocya: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: su (अव्यय) + sam-√āloc (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय/ल्यप्), indeclinable; avyayībhāva with intensifier 'su-' = 'having deliberated well'

• yukta-ayuktam: the proper and improper
• yukta-ayuktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक) + ayukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• parīkṣya: having examined
• parīkṣya: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pari-√īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), indeclinable; 'having examined'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent speaker addressing another person)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: युक्तायुक्तं = युक्त + अयुक्तम् (द्वन्द्व); सुसमालोच्य = सु + समालोच्य (अव्ययीभाव); मंत्रिभिः = मन्त्रि + भिः

FAQs

What ethical principle does this verse emphasize?

It stresses discernment (yukta vs. ayukta) and the need to evaluate whether an action—especially giving or granting—is appropriate and deserved.

Why are ministers (mantribhiḥ) mentioned in this shloka?

The verse highlights prudent governance: important decisions should be made after careful deliberation with trusted counsellors and after testing the moral and practical consequences.

How is “giving” (deyam) framed here in a dharmic sense?

Giving is not presented as automatic; it must be guided by dharma—who is fit to receive, what is suitable to give, and whether the act is ultimately right or wrong.