Shloka 19

Chatra–Upānah Dāna: Origin Narrative

Jamadagni–Reṇukā–Sūrya Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

गौतम उवाच जीवत्वहंकृतो बुद्ध्या विषमेणासमेन सः । कर्षको मत्सरी चास्तु यस्ते हरति पुष्करम्‌

Transliteration

gautama uvāca jīvatvahaṅkṛto buddhyā viṣameṇāsamena saḥ | karṣako matsarī cāstu yas te harati puṣkaram ||

Translation

گوتَم نے کہا—جس نے تمہارا کنول چرایا ہے وہ انا سے بھری ہوئی عقل کے ساتھ، کج رو اور ناہموار چال چلن میں جیتا رہے۔ وہ کسان بنے اور حسد میں مبتلا رہے۔

Word by Word

• गौतमः: Gautama
• गौतमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जीवतु: let (him) live
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव्
• Form: Imperative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अहंकृतः: made arrogant; arrogant
• अहंकृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहंकृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बुद्ध्या: by (his) intellect
• बुद्ध्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• विषमेण: by unfairness; by an uneven (way)
• विषमेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषम
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• असमेन: by injustice; by an improper (way)
• असमेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असम
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• कर्षकः: a farmer
• कर्षकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्षक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मत्सरी: envious
• मत्सरी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत्सरिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अस्तु: let (him) be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: of you; your
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• हरति: steals; takes away
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुष्करम्: lotus (flower)
• पुष्करम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

गौतम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• lotus (puṣkara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Stealing, driven by ego and envy, leads to moral imbalance and suffering; unethical acts invite consequences that shape one’s character and life-condition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Gautama pronounces a curse-like imprecation on the person who has stolen the lotus, describing the thief’s future as ego-driven, unjust in conduct, and marked by envy.