Shloka 2
गवां लोकवर्णनं तथा गोप्रदानफलश्रुतिः
Description of the ‘World of Cows’ and the Stated Fruits of Cow-Gift
Devanagari script
पृथिवी क्षत्रियो दद्याद् ब्राह्मणायेष्टिकर्मिणे । विधिवत् प्रतिगृह्नीयान्न त्वन्यो दातुमरहति
Translation
แผ่นดินพึงเป็นทานที่กษัตริย์ผู้เป็นกษัตริยะเท่านั้นจะถวายแก่พราหมณ์ผู้ประกอบยัญ และพราหมณ์พึงรับโดยชอบตามพิธีจากกษัตริย์นั้นเท่านั้น; ผู้อื่นหาได้มีสิทธิ์ให้ทานนี้ไม่
Word by Word
पृथिवीम्the earth (land)
पृथिवीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
क्षत्रियःa Kshatriya
क्षत्रियः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रिय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दद्यात्should give
दद्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ब्राह्मणायto a Brahmin
ब्राह्मणाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
इष्टिकर्मिणेto one engaged in sacrificial rites
इष्टिकर्मिणे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootइष्टिकर्मिन्
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
विधिवत्according to rule; duly
विधिवत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविधिवत्
प्रतिगृह्णीयात्should accept (in return/officially)
प्रतिगृह्णीयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रतिग्रह्/ग्रह् (ग्रहणे) with प्रति-
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तुbut
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अन्यःanother (person)
अन्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दातुम्to give
दातुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
FormInfinitive (Tumun)
अर्हतिis entitled; is fit
अर्हति:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह् (अर्हणे)
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes