Shloka 10

Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)

Devanagari script

अमृतास्वादसदृशं बलतेजो5भिवर्धनम्‌ | आदायादाय सैवाशु तयो: प्रादात्‌ पुन: पुन:

Transliteration

amṛtāsvādasadṛśaṃ balatejo'bhivardhanam | ādāyādāya saivāśu tayoḥ prādāt punaḥ punaḥ ||

Translation

ਉਹ ਫਲ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਵਰਗਾ ਸੁਆਦਲਾ ਅਤੇ ਬਲ ਤੇ ਤੇਜ ਵਧਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਸੀ। ਉਹ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਵਾਰ ਵਾਰ ਲਿਆ ਕੇ, ਮੁੜ ਮੁੜ ਸ਼ਰਧਾ ਨਾਲ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਨੂੰ ਦਿੰਦੀ ਰਹਿੰਦੀ ਸੀ।

Word by Word

• अमृत: nectar, ambrosia
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (in compound sense), Singular

• आस्वाद: taste, flavor
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्वाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (in compound sense), Singular

• सदृशम्: similar to, like
• सदृशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• बल: strength
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (in compound sense), Singular

• तेजः: splendor, vigor, energy
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (in compound sense), Singular

• अभिवर्धनम्: increase, augmentation
• अभिवर्धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिवर्धन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken, taking
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• आदाय: again having taken (repeatedly bringing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (स्त्री.)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• तयोः: of those two
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• प्रादात्: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पुनः: again and again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• fruit (phala)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sincere, repeated service—offering what is nourishing and beneficial—embodies dharma: care for others’ well-being (strength and tejas) is an ethical act when done with reverence and constancy.

What is happening in the narrative?

A woman repeatedly brings a nectar-like, strengthening fruit and promptly offers it again and again to two individuals, emphasizing her attentive, respectful service.