Shloka 29
Dāna-Śreṣṭhatā: Abhaya, Anugraha, and the Ethics of Honoring the Worthy (दानश्रेष्ठता: अभय-अनुग्रह-विप्रपूजा)
Devanagari script
ब्राह्म॒ण्यं काड्क्षसे हि त्वं तपश्न पृथिवीपते । अवमन्य नरेन्द्रत्वं देवेन्द्रत्व॑ं च पार्थिव
Transliteration
brāhmaṇyaṁ kāṅkṣase hi tvaṁ tapaś ca pṛthivīpate | avamanya narendratvaṁ devendratvaṁ ca pārthiva ||
Translation
اے پِرتھوی ناتھ! تم نریندرَتْو اور دیویندرَتْو کو بھی حقیر جان کر برہمنیت پانا چاہتے ہو، اور تپسیا کی بھی تمہیں آرزو ہے۔
Word by Word
ब्राह्मण्यंBrahminhood, the state of being a Brahmin
ब्राह्मण्यं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण्य (ब्राह्मणत्व)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
काङ्क्षसेyou desire
काङ्क्षसे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकाङ्क्ष्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
त्वंyou
त्वं:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तपःausterity, penance
तपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नand (also)
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
पृथिवीपतेO lord of the earth (king)
पृथिवीपते:
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवीपति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
अवमन्यhaving disrespected, having slighted
अवमन्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअवमन्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada (root-based; gerund is voice-neutral)
नरेन्द्रत्वंkingship, the status of a king
नरेन्द्रत्वं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनरेन्द्रत्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
देवेन्द्रत्वंIndrahood, the status of the lord of gods
देवेन्द्रत्वं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेवेन्द्रत्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पार्थिवO king
पार्थिव:
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
च्यवन उवाच
Characters & Entities
C
Chyavana (Cyavana)P
pṛthivīpati (the king addressed)I
Indra (Devendra)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes