Shloka 27
Adhyāya 9: Pratiśruta-Dāna
The Duty to Fulfill Promised Gifts
Devanagari script
इतो दत्तेन जीवन्ति देवता: पितरस्तथा । तस्माद् दानानि देयानि ब्राह्मणेभ्यो विजानता,इस लोकमें ब्राह्मणको दान देनेसे देवता और पितर तृप्त होते हैं; इसलिये विद्वान् पुरुष ब्राह्मणको अवश्य दान दे
Transliteration
ito dattena jīvanti devatāḥ pitaras tathā | tasmād dānāni deyāni brāhmaṇebhyo vijānatā ||
Translation
یہاں جو کچھ دیا جاتا ہے، اسی سے دیوتا اور اسی طرح پِتر (اجداد) بھی قائم و سیر ہوتے ہیں۔ لہٰذا جو شخص اس حقیقت کو جانتا ہو، اسے چاہیے کہ برہمنوں کو ضرور دان دے۔
Word by Word
इतःfrom here/from this (act/source)
इतः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइतः (अव्यय)
दत्तेनby/with what is given; by a gift
दत्तेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदत्त (√दा)
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
जीवन्तिlive; subsist
जीवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Root√जीव्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
देवताःthe deities
देवताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
पितरःthe ancestors (manes)
पितरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाalso; likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
तस्मात्therefore; from that reason
तस्मात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद्
दानानिgifts; acts of giving
दानानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
देयानिto be given; should be given
देयानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootदेय (√दा)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
ब्राह्मणेभ्यःto the Brahmins
ब्राह्मणेभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Dative, Plural
विजानताby one who knows; by the wise
विजानता:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootविजानत् (वि + √ज्ञा)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaD
DevasP
Pitaras (ancestors)B
BrahmanasVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes