Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 7

अत्रेः तपोबलप्रकाशः तथा च्यवनस्य सोमाधिकारः

Atri’s Illumination by Tapas; Cyavana and Soma-Entitlement

Devanagari script

एवं प्रतिगृहीते5थ धने वस्त्रे तथा स्त्रियाम्‌ । एवमेव नरश्रेष्ठ सुवर्णस्य प्रतिग्रहे

Transliteration

evaṁ pratigṛhīte 'tha dhane vastre tathā striyām | evam eva naraśreṣṭha suvarṇasya pratigrahe ||

Translation

ਹੇ ਨਰਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ! ਧਨ, ਵਸਤ੍ਰ ਅਤੇ ਇਸਤਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਗ੍ਰਹ ਵਜੋਂ ਲੈਣ ‘ਤੇ ਵੀ—ਅਤੇ ਸੁਵਰਨ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਗ੍ਰਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ—ਇਹੀ ਨਿਯਮ ਉਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਲਾਗੂ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• प्रतिगृहीते: when (it is) accepted/received
• प्रतिगृहीते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रतिग्रह् (धातु: ग्रह्) / प्रतिगृहीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: Locative singular (neuter/masculine) of past passive participle; absolute-locative sense

• अथ: then, moreover
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• धने: in/with wealth (gift/wealth)
• धने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, locative singular

• वस्त्रे: in/with a garment
• वस्त्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, locative singular

• तथा: likewise, so also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• स्त्रियाम्: in/with a woman
• स्त्रियाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: Feminine, locative singular

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• नरश्रेष्ठ: O best of men
• नरश्रेष्ठ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, vocative singular

• सुवर्णस्य: of gold
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण
• Form: Neuter, genitive singular

• प्रतिग्रहे: in the acceptance/receiving (of a gift)
• प्रतिग्रहे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिग्रह
• Form: Masculine, locative singular

Speaker

भीष्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• wealth (dhana)
• garments (vastra)
• woman (strī)
• gold (suvarṇa)