Shloka 114

Devanagari script

राजोवाच जलमेततन्निपतितं मम पाणोौ द्विजोत्तम । सममस्तु सहैवास्तु प्रतिगृह्नातु वै भवान्‌,राजाने कहा--द्विजश्रेष्ठ! मेरे हाथपर यह संकल्पका जल पड़ा हुआ है। मेरा और आपका सारा पुण्य हम दोनों के लिये समान हो और हम साथ-साथ उसका उपभोग करें; इस उद्देश्यसे आप मेरा दिया हुआ दान भी ग्रहण करें

Transliteration

rājovāca jalam etat tan nipatitaṃ mama pāṇau dvijottama | samam astu sahaivāstu pratigṛhṇātu vai bhavān ||

Translation

రాజు అన్నాడు—ద్విజోత్తమా! సంకల్పజలం నా చేతిపై పడింది. నా పుణ్యమూ నీ పుణ్యమూ సమానంగా ఉండుగాక; మనిద్దరం కలిసి దాని ఫలాన్ని అనుభవించుగాక. అందుకే నీవు నా దానాన్ని స్వీకరించు.

Word by Word

राजाthe king

उवाचsaid

जलम्water

एतत्this

तत्that (indeed/just)

निपतितम्fallen, dropped

ममof me, my

पाणौin (my) hand

द्विजोत्तमO best of Brahmanas (twice-born)

समम्equal

अस्तुlet it be

सहtogether, along with

एवindeed, just

अस्तुlet it be

प्रतिगृह्णातुlet (him) accept, receive

वैindeed, surely

भवान्you (honorific)

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

rājā (the king)

dvijottama (the Brahmin)

jala (ritual water of resolve/gift)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A gift should be given with a clear resolve and humility, and the giver should seek the welfare and spiritual benefit of both giver and receiver. The verse highlights the ethical ideal that charity (dāna) is not mere transaction but a dharmic act intended to generate shared good (puṇya) when performed properly.

What is happening in the narrative?

A king addresses a Brahmin and indicates that the ritual water used to confirm his intention to give has already been poured onto his hand, signifying that the donation is formally pledged. He requests the Brahmin to accept the offering so that the merit of the act may be shared by both.