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Shloka 18

आर्जुन–गन्धर्वसंवादः

Arjuna–Gandharva Dialogue on Honor, Night-Power, and Purohita-Nīti

इतः प्रदाने देवाश्व॒ पितरश्रेति न श्रुतम्‌ । त्वया दत्तेन तोयेन भविष्यन्ति हिताय वै,“यद्यपि ऐसे दानसे देवता और पितर प्रसन्न नहीं होते, ऐसा मैंने सुन रखा है, तथापि आपके द्वारा दी हुई जलांजलिसे वे प्रसन्न होकर अवश्य हमारा हित-साधन करनेवाले होंगे”

Itaḥ pradāne devāś ca pitaraś ceti na śrutam | tvayā dattena toyena bhaviṣyanti hitāya vai ||

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า “ข้าพเจ้าได้ยินมาว่า การให้ทานเช่นนี้มิได้ทำให้เหล่าเทวะและปิตฤทั้งหลายอิ่มเอมโดยแท้; กระนั้น ด้วยน้ำบูชาที่ท่านถวาย เขาทั้งหลายจักพอพระทัย และจักกระทำเพื่อประโยชน์เกื้อกูลแก่เราโดยแน่นอน”

इतःfrom this (act)/thereafter
इतः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइतः
Formindeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from here/thereafter')
प्रदानेin/with regard to giving (a gift)
प्रदाने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदान
Formneuter, locative, singular
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
Formindeclinable
पितरःthe ancestors (pitṛs)
पितरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
इतिthus/so (it is said)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
Formindeclinable (quotative)
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
Formindeclinable (negation)
श्रुतम्has been heard
श्रुतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formpast passive participle (kta), neuter, nominative/accusative, singular; impersonal: 'it has been heard'
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
Formsecond-person pronoun, instrumental, singular
दत्तेनgiven (by you)
दत्तेन:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootदा
Formpast passive participle (kta), neuter, instrumental, singular
तोयेनwith water
तोयेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतोय
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
भविष्यन्तिthey will become / will be
भविष्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formsimple future, parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural
हितायfor (our) benefit
हिताय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootहित
Formneuter, dative, singular (purpose)
वैindeed/surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
Formindeclinable (emphasis/assurance)

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
D
Devāḥ (gods)
P
Pitaraḥ/Pitṛs (ancestors)
T
Toya (water offering)

Educational Q&A

Even if a ritual form is considered imperfect or traditionally doubted, a sincere offering—here, a water-libation—can still bring about divine and ancestral favor, emphasizing intention and beneficent outcome alongside formal correctness.

Vaiśampāyana comments on an offering of water made by the addressed person, noting that he has heard such a mode of giving is not usually said to satisfy gods and ancestors, yet he affirms that this particular offering will please them and lead to the welfare of those concerned.