Shloka 20

Bhūmi-dānasya Māhātmya

The Pre-eminence of Land-Gift

Devanagari script

तिलान्‌ ददत पानीयं दीपान्‌ ददत जाग्रत । ज्ञातिभि: सह मोदध्वमेतत्‌ प्रेत्य सुदुर्लभम्‌

Transliteration

tilān dadat pānīyaṃ dīpān dadat jāgrata | jñātibhiḥ saha modadhvam etat pretya sudurlabham ||

Translation

ภีษมะกล่าวว่า—จงให้ทานงา จงให้ทานน้ำดื่ม จงให้ทานประทีป จงตื่นรู้และระวังในหน้าที่ของตน จงชื่นบานร่วมกับญาติวงศ์—เพราะเมื่อข้ามพ้นโลกนี้แล้ว โอกาสเช่นนี้หาได้ยากยิ่ง

Word by Word

• तिलान्: sesame seeds
• तिलान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ददत: give (you all should give)
• ददत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (ददाति)
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), Second, Plural

• पानीयम्: drinking water
• पानीयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पानीय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दीपान्: lamps
• दीपान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ददत: give (you all should give)
• ददत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (ददाति)
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), Second, Plural

• जाग्रत: be awake / be vigilant
• जाग्रत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: जागृ (जागर्ति)
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), Second, Plural

• ज्ञातिभिः: with kinsmen/relatives
• ज्ञातिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञाति
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• मोदध्वम्: rejoice (you all should rejoice)
• मोदध्वम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (मोदते)
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), Second, Plural, Ātmanepada

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

• प्रेत्य: after departing (after death)
• प्रेत्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-इ (इति)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)

• सुदुर्लभम्: very hard to obtain
• सुदुर्लभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदुर्लभ
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• sesame seeds (tila)
• drinking water (pānīya)
• lamps (dīpa)
• kinsmen/relatives (jñāti)