Shloka 19

Adhyāya 64: Dāna-prakāra—Suvarṇa, Pānīya-dāna, Ghṛta-dāna, and Upakaraṇa-dāna

Utility Gifts

Devanagari script

अनर्थो ब्राह्मणस्यैष यद्‌ वित्तनिचयो महान्‌

Transliteration

anartho brāhmaṇasya eṣa yad vittanicayo mahān

Translation

برہمن کے لیے یہی بڑی بدبختی ہے کہ وہ دولت کا بڑا ذخیرہ جمع کرے۔

Word by Word

• अनर्थः: harm, misfortune
• अनर्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वित्तनिचयः: accumulation of wealth
• वित्तनिचयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त-निचय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महान्: great, large
• महान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• brāhmaṇa
• wealth (vitta)
• hoard/accumulation (nicaya)