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Shloka 38

Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्

हैमानीमानि जानीम: प्रतिबुद्धा: सम जागृूम । इह होतदुपादत्तं प्रेत्य स्पात्‌ कटुकोदयम्‌ । अप्रतिग्राह्ममेवैतत्‌ प्रेत्पेह च सुखेप्सुना

haimānīmāni jānīmaḥ pratibuddhāḥ sama jāgṛmaḥ | iha hotadupādattaṃ pretya syāt kaṭukodayam | apratigrahyaṃ evaitat pretyeha ca sukhepsunā ||

“ہم جانتے ہیں کہ یہ اندر سے سونے والے ہیں۔ ہم پوری طرح بیدار اور ہوشیار ہیں؛ ہماری سمجھ دھندلی نہیں ہوئی۔ ہمیں خوب معلوم ہے کہ ان پھلوں کے اندر سونا چھپا ہے۔ اگر ہم انہیں یہاں اور ابھی قبول کر لیں تو مرنے کے بعد اس کا انجام کڑوا ہو کر ظاہر ہوگا۔ لہٰذا جو اس دنیا اور اگلی دنیا—دونوں میں بھلائی اور خوشی چاہے، اس کے لیے یہ عطیہ ہرگز قابلِ قبول نہیں۔”

हैमानीgolden (things)
हैमानी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहैम (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
इमानिthese
इमानि:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
जानीमःwe know
जानीमः:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा (धातु)
FormPresent, First, Plural, Parasmaipada
प्रतिबुद्धाःfully awakened
प्रतिबुद्धाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतिबुद्ध (कृदन्त; प्रति+बुध्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सम्completely, well
सम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्
जागृमःwe are awake
जागृमः:
TypeVerb
Rootजागृ (धातु)
FormPresent, First, Plural, Parasmaipada
इहhere, in this world
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
होतत्(unclear reading; likely part of sandhi for 'यद्/एतद्')
होतत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहोतत् (पाठभेद/अस्पष्ट)
उपादत्तम्taken, accepted
उपादत्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootउपादत्त (कृदन्त; उप+आ+दा)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
प्रेत्यafter death, having departed
प्रेत्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रेत्य (अव्यय; प्र+इ)
स्यात्would be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
FormOptative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
कटुकोदयम्bitter result/fruit (arising later)
कटुकोदयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकटुकोदय (प्रातिपदिक; कटु+उदय)
FormMasculine, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अप्रतिग्राह्यम्not to be accepted
अप्रतिग्राह्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्रतिग्राह्य (प्रातिपदिक; अ+प्रति+ग्रह्+य)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
एवindeed, only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
प्रेत्यafter death
प्रेत्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रेत्य (अव्यय; प्र+इ)
इहhere (in this world)
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सुखेप्सुनाby/for one desiring happiness
सुखेप्सुना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसुखेप्सु (प्रातिपदिक; सुख+ईप्सु)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
G
gold (suvarṇa/haima)
F
fruits (gūlara/udumbara implied by context)

Educational Q&A

Even if a gift is materially valuable, it should be refused when it is ethically tainted or improperly offered; accepting such wealth brings a bitter karmic consequence, harming welfare in both this life and the next.

In the episode referenced, sages discern that seemingly ordinary fruits conceal gold. They declare themselves fully aware and refuse to accept them, warning that taking such a gift would lead to painful results after death; thus it is deemed ‘not acceptable’ for one seeking true happiness.