Shloka 11

Adhyāya 60: Dāna vs. Yajña—Royal Giving, Protection, and Karmic Share

Devanagari script

अहिंसाया: फल रूप॑ दीक्षाया जन्म वै कुले । फलमूलाशिनां राज्यं स्वर्ग: पर्णाशिनां भवेत्‌

Transliteration

ahiṃsāyāḥ phala-rūpaṃ dīkṣāyā janma vai kule | phala-mūlāśināṃ rājyaṃ svargaḥ parṇāśināṃ bhavet ||

Translation

अहिंसायाः फलं रूपं दीक्षाया जन्म वै कुले। फलमूलाशिनां राज्यं स्वर्गः पर्णाशिनां भवेत्॥

Word by Word

• अहिंसायाः: of non-violence
• अहिंसायाः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहिंसा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• फलरूपा: having the form of a fruit/result
• फलरूपा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फलरूप
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• दीक्षा: initiation/vow (religious observance)
• दीक्षा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• कुले: in a family/lineage
• कुले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• फलमूलाशिनाम्: of those who eat fruits and roots
• फलमूलाशिनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: फलमूलाशिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• राज्यम्: sovereignty/kingship
• राज्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• स्वर्गः: heaven
• स्वर्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पर्णाशिनाम्: of those who eat leaves
• पर्णाशिनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्णाशिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• भवेत्: would be / may become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana