Shloka 85

The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा तुलाधारः करोति क्रयविक्रयौ । तथा तात गमिष्यामि सज्जनाद्रोहकं प्रति

Transliteration

ityuktvā tulādhāraḥ karoti krayavikrayau | tathā tāta gamiṣyāmi sajjanādrohakaṃ prati

Translation

ครั้นกล่าวดังนี้แล้ว ตุลาธารก็ทำกิจการซื้อขายตามเดิม แล้วจึงกล่าวว่า “ลูกเอ๋ย บัดนี้เราจักไปยังสัชชนาทโรหกะ”

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having said)

• तुलाधारः: Tulādhāra (name; ‘holder of scales’)
• तुलाधारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुला + धार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तुलायाः धारः) (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• करोति: does / performs
• करोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Present indicative, 3rd person singular)

• क्रयविक्रयौ: buying and selling
• क्रयविक्रयौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रय + विक्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (Masculine, Accusative, Dual)

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in that manner/so)

• तात: dear one / father (address)
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Vocative singular)

• गमिष्यामि: I will go
• गमिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Simple future, 1st person singular)

• सज्जनाद्रोहकम्: Sajjanādrohaka (person/title)
• सज्जनाद्रोहकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सज्जन + अद्रोहक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/प्रति-योग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-प्रयोगे कर्मप्रवचनीय (preposition governing accusative: towards)

Speaker

Tulādhāra

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ityuktvā = इति + उक्त्वा; अन्यत्र स्पष्ट-सन्धि नहीं।

Characters & Entities

• Tulādhāra
• Sajjanādrohaka

FAQs

What ethical lesson does this verse convey about everyday work?

It presents trade (buying and selling) as an activity that can be done responsibly within dharma—Tulādhāra continues his duties without abandoning right conduct.

Who is speaking in this verse, and what is he doing?

Tulādhāra is speaking; after finishing his business transactions, he states his intention to go to Sajjanādrohaka.

Does this verse emphasize Bhakti directly?

Not explicitly; it supports a dharmic framework where ordinary livelihood can be integrated with spiritual aims, which often underlies later bhakti-oriented teachings.