Shloka 13

प्रतिग्रहभेदः — The Distinction between Giving and Accepting

Vṛṣādarbhī–Saptarṣi Dialogue

Devanagari script

सप्त विप्रांस्ततो भोज्ये युगपत्‌ समुपानयत्‌ । ऋते च लवणं भोज्यं श्यामाकान्न॑ ददौ प्रभु:,प्रभावशाली निमिने उन सातोंको एक ही साथ भोजनके लिये अलोना सावाँ परोसा

Transliteration

sapta viprāṁs tato bhojye yugapat samupānayat | ṛte ca lavaṇaṁ bhojyaṁ śyāmākānnaṁ dadau prabhuḥ |

Translation

ครั้งนั้น พระราชานิมิผู้ทรงอานุภาพได้เชิญพราหมณ์ทั้งเจ็ดมารับภัตตาหารพร้อมกัน และถวายภักษาจากธัญพืชศยามากะโดยปราศจากเกลือ

Word by Word

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विप्रान्: brahmins
• विप्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ततः: then/from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• भोज्ये: at/for the meal (eating)
• भोज्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• युगपत्: simultaneously
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: युगपत्

• समुपानयत्: brought/led (near)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-नी
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ऋते: except/without
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते

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

• लवणम्: salt
• लवणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भोज्यम्: food/meal
• भोज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्यामाकान्नम्: food of śyāmāka grain (sāvan/millet)
• श्यामाकान्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्यामाक-अन्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ददौ: gave/served
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रभुः: the lord/master
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Nimi
• seven Brahmins (sapta viprāḥ)
• salt (lavaṇa)
• śyāmāka grain/food (śyāmāka-anna)