Shloka 51

Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman

Manu’s Instruction

Devanagari script

राजोवाच कृतं सर्वेण भद्रं ते जप्यं यद्‌ याचितं मया । स्वस्ति ते5स्तु गमिष्यामि किड्च तस्य फलं वद,राजाने कहा--ब्रह्मन! मैंने जो जपका फल माँगा है, उन सबकी पूर्ति हो गयी। आपका भला हो, कल्याण हो। मैं चला जाऊँगा; किंतु यह तो बता दीजिये कि उसका फल क्या है?

Transliteration

rājovāca kṛtaṃ sarveṇa bhadraṃ te japyaṃ yad yācitaṃ mayā | svasti te 'stu gamiṣyāmi kiñca tasya phalaṃ vada ||

Translation

O rei disse: “Tudo foi realizado; aquilo que te pedi acerca do fruto dessa recitação sagrada foi plenamente cumprido. Que o bem esteja contigo; que estejas em segurança. Partirei agora—mas dize-me: qual é o fruto dessa prática?”

Word by Word

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कृतम्: done; accomplished
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वेण: in every respect; completely
• सर्वेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भद्रम्: welfare; good
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular, 2

• जप्यम्: to be recited; fit for japa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यत्: which; what
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• याचितम्: asked; requested
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular, 1

• स्वस्ति: well-being; hail; may it be well
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वस्ति

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular, 2

• अस्तु: may it be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperative, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गमिष्यामि: I shall go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), 1, Singular, Parasmaipada

• किं: what?
• किं: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and; but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तस्य: of that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वद: tell (me)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: Imperative, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• rājā (the king)
• brāhmaṇa (the Brahmin)