Shloka 4
Chapter 85: Suvarṇasya Janma ca Pradāna-Phalam
The Origin of Gold and the Merit of Gifting
Devanagari script
गाव ऊचु: कासि देवि कुतो वा त्वं रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि । विस्मिता: सम महाभागे तव रूपस्य सम्पदा
Transliteration
gāva ūcuḥ—kāsi devi kuto vā tvaṃ rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi | vismitāḥ sma mahābhāge tava rūpasya sampadā ||
Translation
Bầy bò thưa: “Ôi nữ thần, người là ai và từ đâu đến? Trên cõi đất này không ai sánh bằng người về nhan sắc. Ôi bậc cao quý, chúng tôi kinh ngạc trước vẻ huy hoàng và sự toàn mỹ của dung mạo người.”
Word by Word
गावःthe cows
गावः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
ऊचुःsaid
ऊचुः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
काwho (f.)
का:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
असिare
असि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
देविO goddess
देवि:
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
कुतःfrom where
कुतः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतस्
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
रूपेणby (your) form/beauty
रूपेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अप्रतिमाincomparable
अप्रतिमा:
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्रतिमा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
भुविon earth
भुवि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभू
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
विस्मिताःastonished
विस्मिताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविस्मित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
स्मindeed/just (particle)
स्म:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म
महाभागेO greatly fortunate one
महाभागे:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभाग
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
तवof you/your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
रूपस्यof (your) form/beauty
रूपस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
सम्पदाby the excellence/wealth (of it)
सम्पदा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसम्पद्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
G
gāvaḥ (the cows)D
devī (a goddess/divine woman)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes