Shloka 12

Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

आपफस्तम्बश्न मेधावी शड्खश्न लिखितस्तथा । महर्षिगौतमश्नापि तिलदानैर्दिवं गता:,परम बुद्धिमान महर्षि आपस्तम्ब, शंख, लिखित तथा गौतम--ये तिलोंका दान करके दिव्यलोकको प्राप्त हुए हैं

Transliteration

Āpastambaś ca medhāvī Śaṅkhaś ca Likhitas tathā | maharṣir Gautamaś cāpi tiladānaiḥ divaṃ gatāḥ ||

Translation

आपस्तम्बोऽथ मेधावी शङ्खश्च लिखितस्तथा । महर्षिर्गौतमश्चैव तिलदानैर्दिवं गताः ॥

Word by Word

• आपस्तम्बः: Āpastamba (sage)
• आपस्तम्बः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपस्तम्ब
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मेधावी: wise, intelligent
• मेधावी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेधाविन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शङ्खः: Śaṅkha (sage)
• शङ्खः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लिखितः: Likhita (sage)
• लिखितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिखित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and also, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• महर्षिः: great sage
• महर्षिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गौतमः: Gautama (sage)
• गौतमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तिलदानैः: by gifts of sesame (donations of tilas)
• तिलदानैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिलदान
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• दिवम्: heaven, the heavenly world
• दिवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गताः: went, attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Āpastamba
• Śaṅkha
• Likhita
• Gautama
• tila (sesame seeds)
• diva (heaven)