Shloka 13
Nakula’s Declaration and the Uñchavṛtti Brāhmaṇa’s Superior Merit (Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 92)
Devanagari script
अगस्त्यो यजमानो5सौ ददात्यन्नं विमत्सर: । न च वर्षति पर्जन्य: कथमन्न॑ भविष्यति
Translation
“ਹੇ ਮਹਰਿਸ਼ਿਓ! ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਅਗਸਤ੍ਯ ਮੁਨੀ ਸਾਡੇ ਯਜਮਾਨ ਹਨ। ਉਹ ਮਤਸਰ-ਰਹਿਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਸਭ ਨੂੰ ਅੰਨ ਦਾਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ; ਪਰ ਪर्जਨ੍ਯ ਵਰਖਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ। ਫਿਰ ਅੱਗੇ ਅੰਨ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ?”
Word by Word
अगस्त्यःAgastya
अगस्त्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअगस्त्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यजमानःsacrificer/patron (of a rite)
यजमानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयजमान
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
असौthat (person), he
असौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअसौ (सर्वनाम)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ददातिgives
ददाति:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
अन्नम्food, grain
अन्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विमत्सरःfree from envy/jealousy
विमत्सरः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविमत्सर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वर्षतिrains
वर्षति:
TypeVerb
Rootवृष् (वर्षणे)
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
पर्जन्यःthe rain-cloud / rain-god
पर्जन्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपर्जन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
अन्नम्food, grain
अन्नम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भविष्यतिwill be / will come to be
भविष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (सत्तायाम्)
FormFuture (Lrt), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes