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Shloka 15

ब्राह्मण–क्षत्रिय-श्रेष्ठता-विवादः

Arjuna–Vāyu Dialogue on Brāhmaṇa and Kṣatriya Precedence

एवं संवत्सरं कृत्वा दानं बहुफलं लभेत्‌ वल्मीके बलिमादाय तन्नो बहुफलं मतम्‌

evaṁ saṁvatsaraṁ kṛtvā dānaṁ bahu-phalaṁ labhet | valmīke balim ādāya tan no bahu-phalaṁ matam ||

เรณุกากล่าวว่า “ผู้ใดประกอบการให้ทานเช่นนี้ครบหนึ่งปี ย่อมได้บุญผลอันไพบูลย์ แต่การหยิบยกเครื่องบูชาที่ตั้งไว้สำหรับวลฺมีคะ (จอมปลวก/รังมด) นั้น ในทัศนะของเรา หาใช่กรรมที่ให้ผลใหญ่ไม่”

एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
संवत्सरम्a year
संवत्सरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंवत्सर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृत्वाhaving done
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
दानम्gift, donation
दानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदान
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
बहु-फलम्having much fruit; great reward
बहु-फलम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुफल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
लभेत्would obtain
लभेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Atmanepada
वल्मीकेin/at an anthill
वल्मीके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवल्मीक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
बलिम्offering, oblation
बलिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबलि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आदायhaving taken, having brought
आदाय:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-दा
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
तत्that
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
नःof us, our
नः:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormFirst, Genitive, Plural
बहु-फलम्much-fruited; very rewarding
बहु-फलम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुफल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
मतम्is considered, is thought
मतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (PPP)

रेणुक उवाच

R
Renuka
S
saṁvatsara (year)
D
dāna (gift/charity)
V
valmīka (anthill)
B
bali (offering)

Educational Q&A

Sustained charity (dāna) practiced over time yields great spiritual fruit, whereas appropriating what has been set aside as an offering—here, an offering associated with the valmīka—is ethically improper and not regarded as highly meritorious.

Renukā contrasts two actions: (1) performing charitable giving continuously for a year, which brings abundant merit, and (2) taking away an offering placed for the valmīka, which she rejects as a source of ‘great fruit,’ emphasizing correct conduct around offerings.