Shloka 7

अज्ञान–लोभयोः परस्परहेतुत्वम्

Mutual Causality of Ignorance and Greed

Devanagari script

यज्ञो दानं दया वेदा: सत्यं च पृथिवीपते । पज्चैतानि पवित्राणि षष्ठ॑ सुचरितं तप:,पृथ्वीनाथ! यज्ञ, दान, दया, वेद, और सत्य--ये पाँचों पवित्र बताये गये हैं। इनके साथ अच्छी तरह आचरणमें लाया हुआ तप भी छठा पवित्र कर्म माना गया है

Transliteration

yajño dānaṃ dayā vedāḥ satyaṃ ca pṛthivīpate | pañcaitāni pavitrāṇi ṣaṣṭhaṃ sucaritaṃ tapaḥ ||

Translation

Śaunaka disse: “Ó senhor da terra, o sacrifício, a caridade, a compaixão, os Vedas e a verdade — estes cinco são declarados purificadores. Junto deles, a austeridade bem praticada e corretamente conduzida é contada como a sexta disciplina purificadora.”

Word by Word

यज्ञःsacrifice

दानम्gift, charity

दयाcompassion

वेदाःthe Vedas

सत्यम्truth

चand

पृथिवीपतेO lord of the earth (king)

पञ्चfive

एतानिthese

पवित्राणिpurifying, sacred

षष्ठम्the sixth

सुचरितम्well-practised, well-conducted

तपःausterity, penance

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śaunaka

pṛthivīpati (a king addressed as 'lord of the earth')

yajña

dāna

dayā

Vedas

satya

tapas

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes