Shloka 7

Go-dāna-phala-nirdeśa

Merit and Destinations from the Gift of Cows

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ सर्वमशेषेण पितामह यथातथम्‌ | वेत्तुमिच्छामि धर्मज्ञ परं कौतूहलं हि मे

Transliteration

etat sarvam aśeṣeṇa pitāmaha yathātatham | vettum icchāmi dharmajña paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me ||

Translation

యుధిష్ఠిరుడు అన్నాడు—పితామహా, ఇది అంతా ఏమాత్రం మిగలకుండా, యథాతథంగా నిజంగా ఉన్నట్లే నేను తెలుసుకోవాలని కోరుతున్నాను. ధర్మజ్ఞా, నా కుతూహలం అత్యంత గాఢమైనది; సంపూర్ణమైన, ఖచ్చితమైన వివరణను నాకు దయచేయండి.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अशेषेण: completely, without remainder
• अशेषेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective (used adverbially)
• Root: अशेष
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• पितामह: O grandsire
• पितामह: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यथा: as, in the manner that
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• तथम्: so, thus
• तथम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• वेत्तुम्: to know
• वेत्तुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb (infinitive)
• Root: विद्
• Form: तुमुन्, Parasmaipada (usage-neutral as infinitive), Infinitive (no person/number)

• इच्छामि: I wish/desire
• इच्छामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Present, Lat, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धर्मज्ञ: O knower of dharma
• धर्मज्ञ: Sampradana
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: धर्मज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• परम्: great, intense
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used as noun/adverbial intensifier)
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कौतूहलम्: curiosity
• कौतूहलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतूहल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

युधिछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic method of learning: sincere inquiry, respect for an authoritative elder-teacher, and the insistence on knowing matters “yathātatham” (as they truly are), not partially or by hearsay.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional setting, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Bhīṣma as Pitāmaha and requests a complete, accurate explanation of the topic under discussion, motivated by strong curiosity and a desire to grasp dharma thoroughly.