Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तद्‌ वित्तं देवदेवेशं तस्यैवानुचरांश्ष तान्‌

Transliteration

tad vittaṃ devadeveśaṃ tasyaivānucarāṃś ca tān

Translation

வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—அந்த செல்வமும், அவனுக்கே உரிய அந்தப் பணியாளர்களும் தேவர்களின் தேவேசுவரனுக்கே அர்ப்பணிக்கப்பட்டன.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• वित्तम्: wealth, property
• वित्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• देवदेवेशम्: the Lord of the gods
• देवदेवेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदेवेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अनुचरान्: attendants, followers
• अनुचरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुचर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devadeveśa (Lord of gods)
• wealth (vitta)
• attendants/retainers (anucarāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wealth and human service (attendants) are portrayed as transferable and ultimately answerable to a higher moral-divine order; rightful action treats possessions as stewardship rather than absolute ownership.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator indicates that the referenced wealth and the person’s attendants are being directed toward or placed under the authority of “Devadeveśa,” signaling a formal offering/assignment consistent with the ritual and royal context of the Aśvamedhika section.