Shloka 5

Devanagari script

एतदिच्छाम्यहं क्षिप्र॑ं त्वया दत्तं परंतप । एष मे सर्वलाभानां लाभ: परमको मत:,परंतप! तुम्हारा दिया हुआ यही दान मैं शीघ्रतापूर्वक लेना चाहता हूँ। यही मेरे लिये सम्पूर्ण लाभोंमें सबसे बढ़कर लाभ है

Transliteration

etad icchāmy ahaṃ kṣipraṃ tvayā dattaṃ parantapa | eṣa me sarvalābhānāṃ lābhaḥ paramako mataḥ ||

Translation

Vị bà-la-môn nói: “Hỡi kẻ thiêu đốt quân thù, ta muốn nhận ngay lễ vật này do ngươi ban. Theo ta, đây là lợi lạc tối thượng trong mọi lợi lạc.”

Word by Word

एतत्this (thing)

इच्छामिI desire

अहम्I

क्षिप्रम्quickly

त्वयाby you

दत्तम्given

परंतपO scorcher of foes

एषःthis (is)

मेmy / for me

सर्वलाभानाम्of all gains

लाभःgain

परमकःsupreme, highest

मतःconsidered (to be)

परंतपO scorcher of foes

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

ब्राह्मण (a brāhmaṇa speaker)

प

परंतप (Parantapa, epithet of the addressed hero)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse elevates dāna (a gift given in the spirit of dharma) as a ‘supreme gain’: true profit is not merely material accumulation but the ethical and spiritual value realized through righteous giving and humble acceptance.

What is happening in the narrative?

A brāhmaṇa addresses a heroic figure called ‘Parantapa’ and declares that he will promptly accept the offered gift, emphasizing that this particular offering is, for him, the greatest of all benefits.