Shloka 45

Praise of Digging Wells and Building Water-Reservoirs

The Merit of Water-Works

Devanagari script

सर्वखातप्रदानस्य फलमश्नाति धार्मिकः । ग्रहणे भास्करस्यैव भागीरथ्यां तटे वरे

Transliteration

sarvakhātapradānasya phalamaśnāti dhārmikaḥ | grahaṇe bhāskarasyaiva bhāgīrathyāṃ taṭe vare

Translation

ผู้ทรงธรรมย่อมได้รับผลบุญครบถ้วนดุจการให้ทานทั้งปวง—เมื่อคราวสุริยคราส เขาประกอบพิธีตามแบบแผน ณ ฝั่งอันประเสริฐแห่งภาคีรถี (คงคา)

Word by Word

• सर्वखातप्रदानस्य: of the giving of all (such) excavations
• सर्वखातप्रदानस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + खात + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सर्वेषां खातानां प्रदानम्’ इति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/बहु-तत्पुरुषसमास); genitive singular neuter

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular neuter

• अश्नाति: enjoys/obtains
• अश्नाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; 3rd person singular

• धार्मिकः: a righteous person
• धार्मिकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• ग्रहणे: at (the time of) an eclipse
• ग्रहणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative singular neuter (at the eclipse)

• भास्करस्य: of the Sun
• भास्करस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular masculine

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle: indeed/only)

• भागीरथ्याम्: in the Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā)
• भागीरथ्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागीरथी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative singular feminine

• तटे: on the bank
• तटे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative singular masculine

• वरे: excellent/holy
• वरे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तटे विशेषणम्; locative singular masculine

Speaker

Not specified in the provided excerpt (context likely part of a narrated discourse on tīrtha/eclipses and merit).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: फलमश्नाति = फलम् + अश्नाति; भास्करस्यैव = भास्करस्य + एव.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sun)
• Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā)

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the geography of sacred Tirthas?

It highlights the Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā) as a premier tīrtha, where ritual acts performed on its bank are presented as exceptionally merit-bearing.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti?

While not explicitly devotional in wording, it frames sacred time (solar eclipse) and sacred place (Gaṅgā’s bank) as amplifiers of religious acts—an approach common in Purāṇic piety that supports faith-driven observance.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

The verse promotes dāna (charity) and dharma: a righteous person gains great spiritual benefit by aligning generosity with auspicious sacred occasions and locations.