Shloka 12

माधवी-प्रदानम् (Mādhavī Offered to Gālava) — Udyoga Parva 113

Devanagari script

सो<यं तेनाभ्यनुज्ञात उपकारेप्सया द्विज: । तमाह भगवन्‌ किं ते ददानि गुरुदक्षिणाम्‌,'विश्वामित्रजीने (इनकी सेवाके बदले) इनका भी उपकार करनेकी इच्छासे इन्हें घर जानेकी आज्ञा दे दी। तब इन्होंने उनसे पूछा--“भगवन्‌! मैं आपको क्‍या गुरुदक्षिणा दूँ?

Transliteration

so 'yaṁ tenābhyanujñāta upakārepsayā dvijaḥ | tam āha bhagavan kiṁ te dadāni gurudakṣiṇām ||

Translation

Nang siya’y pahintulutang umalis, ang brahmin—nagnanais na suklian ang kabutihang ipinakita—ay nagsabi: “Kagalang-galang na guro, ano ang maihahandog kong guru-dakṣiṇā, ang kabayarang nararapat sa guro?”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अभ्यनुज्ञातः: permitted/allowed
• अभ्यनुज्ञातः: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + अनु + ज्ञा
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उपकार: in (returning) a favor; in service/help
• उपकार: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपकार
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ईप्सया: with the desire (to do/obtain)
• ईप्सया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईप्सा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• द्विजः: the brahmin
• द्विजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आह: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भगवन्: O venerable one
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular, Second

• ददानि: shall I give / do I give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Present (लट्), First, Singular, Parasmaipada, Indicative

• गुरु: of the teacher
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• दक्षिणाम्: fee/gift (honorarium)
• दक्षिणाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षिणा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• dvija (brahmin)
• guru (teacher, implied)