Shloka 49

The Vow of the Bed of Good Fortune (Saubhāgya-śayana) and the Saubhāgyāṣṭaka

Devanagari script

अन्यान्यपि यथाशक्ति मिथुनान्यंबरादिभिः । धान्यालङ्कारगोदानैरन्यैश्च धनसञ्चयैः

Transliteration

anyānyapi yathāśakti mithunānyaṃbarādibhiḥ | dhānyālaṅkāragodānairanyaiśca dhanasañcayaiḥ

Translation

اور اپنی استطاعت کے مطابق دیگر دان بھی دے—جوڑوں کی صورت میں اشیا، کپڑے وغیرہ، اناج، زیورات، گائے کا دان، اور دولت کے دوسرے ذخیرے۔

Word by Word

• अन्यानि: other (additional)
• अन्यानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; here accusative plural as object with implied ‘(पूजयेत्/दद्यात्)’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात ‘also/even’

• यथा-शक्ति: as much as possible
• यथा-शक्ति: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण ‘according to one’s ability’

• मिथुनानि: pairs (couples)
• मिथुनानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिथुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; accusative plural

• अम्बर-आदिभिः: with garments and the like
• अम्बर-आदिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अम्बरादि-तत्पुरुष (आदि-समास); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; instrumental plural ‘with garments etc.’

• धान्य-आलङ्कार-गो-दानैः: with grain, ornaments, and gifts of cows
• धान्य-आलङ्कार-गो-दानैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आलङ्कार (प्रातिपदिक) + गो (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective copulative); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; instrumental plural

• अन्यैः: with other
• अन्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; instrumental plural; विशेषण of धनसञ्चयैः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• धन-सञ्चयैः: with accumulations of wealth
• धन-सञ्चयैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + सञ्चय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धनस्य सञ्चयः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; instrumental plural

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: अन्यान्यपि = अन्यानि अपि; मिथुनान्यंबरादिभिः = मिथुनानि अम्बरादिभिः; धान्यालङ्कारगोदानैरन्यैश्च = धान्य-आलङ्कार-गो-दानैः अन्यैः च

FAQs

What practice is being recommended in this verse?

It recommends dāna (charitable giving) in multiple forms—pairs of useful goods, clothing, grain, ornaments, cows, and other wealth—done proportionate to one’s means.

Why does the verse emphasize “according to one’s capacity” (yathāśakti)?

It frames charity as a universal duty without coercion: merit comes from sincere giving aligned with one’s resources, avoiding both miserliness and self-harmful excess.

What is the ethical lesson conveyed here?

Wealth is to be used for dharmic redistribution through practical, life-supporting gifts—especially essentials like food, clothing, and cattle—so that prosperity becomes socially beneficial.