Shloka 30

Kīṭopākhyāna: Prajā-pālana as Kṣatra-vrata and the Attainment of Brāhmaṇya

Devanagari script

सर्वयज्ञेषु वा दानं॑ सर्वतीर्थेषु वा55प्लुतम्‌ । सर्वदानफलं वापि नैतत्तुल्यमहिंसया

Transliteration

sarvayajñeṣu vā dānaṁ sarvatīrtheṣu vā plutam | sarvadānaphalaṁ vāpi naitat tulyam ahiṁsayā ||

Translation

భీష్ముడు పలికెను—సర్వ యజ్ఞములలో ఇచ్చే దానమూ, సర్వ తీర్థములలో చేసే స్నానమూ, సర్వ దానముల ఫలమంతటినీ కలిపినప్పటికీ—అది అహింసతో సమానము కాదే.

Word by Word

• सर्वयज्ञेषु: in all sacrifices
• सर्वयज्ञेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वयज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• दानम्: gift; giving (charity)
• दानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वतीर्थेषु: in all sacred fords/pilgrimage places
• सर्वतीर्थेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वतीर्थ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• प्लुतम्: bathed/immersed (i.e., a dip taken)
• प्लुतम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्लुत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वदानफलम्: the fruit of all gifts
• सर्वदानफलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वदानफल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

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

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• एतत्: this (all of this)
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तुल्यम्: equal
• तुल्यम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अहिंसया: with/compared to non-violence
• अहिंसया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहिंसा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma