Shloka 9
Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)
Devanagari script
कस्माच्च पावन श्रेष्ठ भूमेगों भ्यक्ष काउ्चनम् । परम॑ दक्षिणार्थ च तद् ब्रवीहि पितामह
Transliteration
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: kasmāc ca pāvanaśreṣṭhaṁ bhūmeḥ gobhyaś ca kāñcanam | paramaṁ dakṣiṇārthaṁ ca tad bravīhi pitāmaha ||
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira thưa: “Thưa Tổ phụ, vì sao vàng được xem là thanh tẩy và cao quý hơn cả đất đai và đàn bò? Và vì sao nó được coi là dakṣiṇā tối thượng? Xin Người giảng cho con.”
Word by Word
कस्मात्from what cause? why?
कस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formneuter, ablative, singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पावनात्than (what is) purifying
पावनात्:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rootपावन
Formneuter, ablative, singular
श्रेष्ठम्best, most excellent
श्रेष्ठम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ
Formneuter, nominative, singular
भूमेःthan the earth
भूमेः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि
Formfeminine, ablative, singular
गोभ्यःthan cows
गोभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootगो
Formfeminine, ablative, plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
काञ्चनम्gold
काञ्चनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाञ्चन
Formneuter, nominative, singular
परम्supreme, highest
परम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
Formneuter, nominative, singular
दक्षिणा-अर्थम्for the purpose of priestly fee (dakṣiṇā)
दक्षिणा-अर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदक्षिणा + अर्थ
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तत्that (matter)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
ब्रवीहिtell (me)
ब्रवीहि:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
Formimperative, 2nd, singular, parasmaipada
पितामहO grandsire
पितामह:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
पितामहO grandsire
पितामह:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraP
Pitāmaha (Bhīṣma)G
gold (kāñcana)E
earth/land (bhūmi)C
cows (go)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes