Shloka 25

Cyavana’s Water-Vow and the Ethics of Cohabitation (स्नेह-सम्वास-धर्मः)

Devanagari script

स्त्रियास्तु यद्‌ भवेत्‌ वित्तं पित्रा दत्तं युधिष्ठिर । ब्राह्मण्यास्तद्धरेत्‌ कन्या यथा पुत्रस्तथा हि सा

Transliteration

striyās tu yad bhavet vittaṃ pitrā dattaṃ yudhiṣṭhira | brāhmaṇyās tad dharet kanyā yathā putras tathā hi sā ||

Translation

భీష్ముడు పలికెను—ఓ యుధిష్ఠిరా! స్త్రీకి తండ్రి ఇచ్చిన ధనం ఏదైతే ఉంటుందో, ఆమె బ్రాహ్మణీ అయితే ఆమె కుమార్తె ఆ ధనాన్ని హక్కుగా పొందగలదు; ఎందుకంటే ఈ విషయంలో కుమార్తె కూడా కుమారునితో సమానమే.

Word by Word

• स्त्रियाः: of a woman
• स्त्रियाः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

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

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

• पित्रा: by the father
• पित्रा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• दत्तम्: given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ब्राह्मण्याः: of a Brahmin woman
• ब्राह्मण्याः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• तत्: that (wealth)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हरेत्: may take / should take
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कन्या: the daughter/maiden
• कन्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as / just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• पुत्रः: a son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: so / likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• सा: she (the daughter)
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• father (pitṛ)
• daughter (kanyā)
• son (putra)
• Brāhmaṇa woman (brāhmaṇī)