Shloka 10
Gaya’s Seven Aśvamedhas, Payoṣṇī Snāna, and the Śaryāti Sacrifice Locale
Lomaśa–Yudhiṣṭhira Dialogue
Devanagari script
तथैव तदसंख्येयं धनं यत् प्रददौ गय:ः । सदस्येभ्यो महाराज तेषु यज्ञेषु सप्तसु,महाराज! राजा गयने सातों यज्ञोंमें सदस्योंको, जो असंख्य धन प्रदान किया था, उसकी गणना उसी प्रकार नहीं हो सकती थी, जैसे इस जगत्में कोई बालूके कणों, आकाशके तारों और वर्षाकी धाराओंको नहीं गिन सकता
Translation
“Assim também, ó grande rei, era incontável a riqueza que Gaya concedeu aos participantes naqueles sete sacrifícios.”
Word by Word
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
असंख्येयम्innumerable, not countable
असंख्येयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअसंख्येय
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
धनम्wealth
धनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधन
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
यत्which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
प्रददौgave, bestowed
प्रददौ:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + दा
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular
गयःGaya (the king)
गयः:
Karta
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootगय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सदस्येभ्यःto the members (of the assembly/ritual)
सदस्येभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootसदस्य
FormMasculine, Dative, Plural
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun (Vocative title)
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तेषुin those
तेषु:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
यज्ञेषुin sacrifices
यज्ञेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
सप्तसुin seven
सप्तसु:
Adhikarana
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootसप्त
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
Speaker
लोगश उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes