Shloka 10
Brahmapūjā-kāraṇa-prśnaḥ and Keśava–Viṣvaksena-stuti
Question on Brahmin veneration; hymn on Kṛṣṇa as cosmic order
Devanagari script
दीनश्न याचते चायमल्पेनापि हि तुष्यति । इति दद्याद् दरिद्राय कारुण्यादिति सर्वथा
Transliteration
dīnaś ca yācate cāyam alpenāpi hi tuṣyati | iti dadyād daridrāya kāruṇyād iti sarvathā ||
Translation
‘अयं दीनो दरिद्रो मम याचते; अल्पेनापि तुष्यति’ इति मत्वा, दरिद्राय सर्वथा कारुण्याद् दानं दद्यात्।
Word by Word
दीनःpoor, wretched
दीनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदीन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अयम्this (man)
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
याचतेbegs, requests
याचते:
TypeVerb
Rootयाच्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अल्पेनwith a little (gift)
अल्पेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअल्प
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अपिeven, also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
तुष्यतिis satisfied
तुष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootतुष्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
इतिthus (thinking/quoting)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
दद्यात्one should give
दद्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
दरिद्रायto a poor man
दरिद्राय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootदरिद्र
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
कारुण्यात्out of compassion
कारुण्यात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootकारुण्य
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
सर्वथाin every way, certainly
सर्वथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वथा
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaA
a poor beggar (daridra/dīna)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Give charity to the poor out of compassion, recognizing that even a small gift can bring relief; the motive should be mercy rather than display or self-interest.
Bhishma, instructing on dharma, describes the proper inner attitude of a donor when approached by a needy beggar and urges giving to the destitute as a compassionate duty.