Shloka 12

Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative

Devanagari script

अजाविकं गोखरोष्ट्रं सुवर्ण रजतं तथा । भोजयित्वा द्विजान्‌ कामै: संतर्प्प च महाधनै:

Transliteration

ajāvikaṃ gokharoṣṭraṃ suvarṇa-rajataṃ tathā | bhojayitvā dvijān kāmaiḥ santarpya ca mahādhanaiḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Sau khi bố thí cừu và dê, bò, lừa và lạc đà, lại cả vàng và bạc, ông liền khoản đãi các dvija (brāhmaṇa) theo đúng ý nguyện của họ và làm họ thỏa mãn bằng của cải lớn—một hành vi được nêu như sự hiếu khách xa hoa và việc tạo công đức nhờ bố thí rộng rãi.

Word by Word

• अजाविकम्: goats and sheep (livestock)
• अजाविकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजाविक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गोखरोष्ट्रम्: cows, donkeys, and camels
• गोखरोष्ट्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोखरोष्ट्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सुवर्णम्: gold
• सुवर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रजतम्: silver
• रजतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: and also; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• भोजयित्वा: having fed (having caused to eat)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Causative (णिच्)

• द्विजान्: Brahmins (twice-born)
• द्विजान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कामैः: with desired objects; with pleasures
• कामैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• संतर्प्य: having satisfied; having gratified
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप्
• Form: Absolutive (ल्यप्), सम्

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

• महाधनैः: with great riches; with abundant wealth
• महाधनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाधन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• dvija (Brahmins)
• sheep
• goats
• cows
• donkeys
• camels
• gold
• silver

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dāna and atithi-satkara (generous giving and hospitality): wealth is portrayed as ethically meaningful when used to honor and satisfy the learned (dvijas) through gifts and food, thereby accruing religious merit and upholding social-religious duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a figure is described performing lavish acts of generosity—donating livestock and precious metals and then feeding Brahmins according to their desires—indicating a formal, merit-oriented distribution of wealth in the story’s unfolding events.