Shloka 3

अध्याय २९७ — श्रेयः, धृति, दान-नियमाः

Welfare, Steadfastness, and Norms of Giving

Devanagari script

रणाजिरे यत्र शराग्निसंस्तरे नृपात्मजो घातमवाप्य दह्ाते । प्रयाति लोकानमरै: सुदुर्लभान्‌ निषेवते स्वर्गफलं यथासुखम्‌

Transliteration

raṇājire yatra śarāgnisaṃstare nṛpātmajo ghātam avāpya dahyate | prayāti lokān amaraiḥ sudurlabhān niṣevate svargaphalaṃ yathāsukham ||

Translation

На поле брани — где земля устлана, словно ложем, стрелами и огнём, — царский сын, встретив смерть и будучи пожран пламенем (войны), уходит в миры, недосягаемые даже для богов. Там он безмятежно вкушает плод небес, по своему счастью.

Word by Word

• रणाजिरे: in the battlefield
• रणाजिरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रणाजिर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• शराग्नि-संस्तरे: on a bed/spread of arrow-fire
• शराग्नि-संस्तरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शराग्निसंस्तर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• नृप-आत्मजः: the king's son (prince)
• नृप-आत्मजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपात्मज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• घातम्: death, slaughter
• घातम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: घात
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवाप्य: having attained/met with
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• दह्यते: is burned / burns (in suffering)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह्
• Form: Lat, Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Passive/Reflexive usage

• प्रयाति: goes forth, attains
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या
• Form: Lat, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

• लोकान्: worlds, realms
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अमरैः: by/with the immortals (gods)
• अमरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सुदुर्लभान्: very hard to obtain
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदुर्लभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• निषेवते: enjoys, partakes of
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + सेव्
• Form: Lat, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• स्वर्ग-फलम्: the fruit of heaven (heavenly reward)
• स्वर्ग-फलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्गफल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• सुखम्: happiness, comfort
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

पराशर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• पराशर (Parāśara)
• नृपात्मज (a prince/son of a king)
• अमर (the gods/immortals)
• रणाजिर (battlefield)
• शर (arrows)
• अग्नि (fire)
• स्वर्ग (heaven)