Shloka 165

Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa

Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results

Devanagari script

सुवर्णदाने च मया कथितास्ते गुणा विभो । तस्मात्‌ सुवर्ण विप्रेभ्य: प्रयच्छ ददतां वर

Transliteration

suvarṇadāne ca mayā kathitās te guṇā vibho | tasmāt suvarṇa viprebhyaḥ prayaccha dadatāṃ vara prabho ||

Translation

วสิษฐะกล่าวว่า “โอ ผู้ทรงเดช เราได้บอกคุณและผลบุญแห่งการถวายทองคำแก่เจ้าแล้ว เพราะฉะนั้น โอ ผู้ประเสริฐในหมู่ผู้ให้ทาน บัดนี้จงถวายทองคำเป็นทานแก่พราหมณ์เถิด”

Word by Word

• सुवर्णदाने: in the giving of gold
• सुवर्णदाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्णदान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• कथिताः: told/declared
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गुणाः: merits/virtues
• गुणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विभो: O mighty one / O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तस्मात्: therefore
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात्

• सुवर्णम्: gold
• सुवर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विप्रेभ्यः: to the brahmins
• विप्रेभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Plural

• प्रयच्छ: give/bestow
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ददताम्: of those who give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वर: O best/excellent one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वसिष्ठ (Vasiṣṭha)
• सुवर्ण (gold)
• विप्र (Brahmins)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches dāna-dharma: having understood the merits of suvarṇa-dāna (donating gold), one should actually practice it—especially by giving to worthy recipients such as Brahmins—since ethical instruction is meant to culminate in action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha, as the speaker, concludes his praise of the greatness of donating gold and urges the addressed lordly figure to proceed from hearing the teaching to performing the act: to give gold to Brahmins.