Shloka 9

Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections

Devanagari script

सर्वमद्य यथाशक्ति तव दास्यामि सुव्रत । शक्रभक्त्या च ते पाणिं न दास्यामि कथंचन

Transliteration

sarvam adya yathāśakti tava dāsyāmi suvrata | śakra-bhaktyā ca te pāṇiṃ na dāsyāmi kathaṃcana ||

Translation

“Hỡi bậc giữ giới nguyện cao đẹp! Hôm nay, thiếp sẽ dâng ngài mọi điều trong khả năng của mình. Nhưng vì lòng sùng kính đối với Śakra (Indra), thiếp tuyệt đối không thể trao tay mình cho ngài làm hôn phối—dẫu thế nào cũng không.”

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• यथा: as / according to
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• शक्ति: ability, power
• शक्ति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तव: to/for you; your
• तव: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (ददाति)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सुव्रत: O one of good vows
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शक्र: by/with (regard to) Indra
• शक्र: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भक्त्या: with devotion/attachment
• भक्त्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• पाणिम्: hand (in marriage)
• पाणिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (ददाति)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कथंचन: in any way; at all
• कथंचन: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Śakra (Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical agency and fidelity to a chosen vow or devotion: one may offer generosity within one’s capacity, yet still set a firm boundary regarding marriage (pāṇi-dāna). Devotion (bhakti) and personal commitment are presented as legitimate grounds for refusal, underscoring consent and steadfastness in dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration, a speaker addresses a vow-observant person (suvrata), promising to give whatever is possible that day, but explicitly refusing to give her hand in marriage because of devotion to Śakra (Indra). The line contrasts material or practical giving with an uncompromising decision about marital commitment.