Shloka 29

Adhyāya 64: Dāna-prakāra—Suvarṇa, Pānīya-dāna, Ghṛta-dāna, and Upakaraṇa-dāna

Utility Gifts

Devanagari script

धिक्‌ तस्य जीवित राज्ञो राष्ट्र यस्यावसीदति । द्विजो<न्यो वा मनुष्योडपि शिबिराह वचो यथा,राजा शिबिका कथन है कि “जिसके राज्यमें ब्राह्मण या कोई और मनुष्य क्षुधासे पीड़ित हो रहा हो, उस राजाके जीवनको धिककार है

Transliteration

dhik tasya jīvitaṁ rājño rāṣṭraṁ yasyāvasīdati | dvijo 'nyo vā manuṣyo 'pi kṣudhā-pīḍitaḥ śibikā-vaco yathā ||

Translation

భీష్ముడు పలికెను—ఎవరి రాజ్యంలో బ్రాహ్మణుడైనా, మరెవడైనా మనిషైనా ఆకలితో బాధపడుతూ రాజ్యం దుస్థితికి చేరుతుందో, ఆ రాజు జీవితం ధిక్కారయోగ్యం—ఇదే శిబికా వచనార్థం.

Word by Word

• धिक्: shame! fie!
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धिक्

• तस्य: of that (man/king)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• जीवितम्: life
• जीवितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• राष्ट्रम्: kingdom, realm
• राष्ट्रम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• अवसीदति: sinks down; is distressed/afflicted
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव√सद्
• Form: present, third, singular, parasmaipada

• द्विजः: a Brahmin (lit. twice-born)
• द्विजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अन्यः: another, someone else
• अन्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

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

• मनुष्यः: a human being
• मनुष्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

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

• शिबिरः: Śibira (proper name)
• शिबिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबिर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• आह: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह्
• Form: perfect, third, singular, parasmaipada

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• यथा: as, thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• King (generic)
• Rashtra (kingdom/realm)
• Dvija (Brahmin)
• Manushya (people in general)
• Śibikā (as a proverbial reference)