Shloka 19

Śāṃtanu’s Ideal Rule; Devavrata’s Return; The Satyavatī Marriage Condition and Bhīṣma’s Vow (आदि पर्व, अध्याय ९४)

Devanagari script

दानं तपः सत्यमथापि धर्मो ह्वी: श्री: क्षमा सौम्यमथो विधित्सा । राजन्नेतान्यप्रमेयाणि राज्ञ: शिबे: स्थितान्यप्रतिमस्य बुद्धा,नरेश्वर! दान, तपस्या, सत्य, धर्म, ही, श्री, क्षमा, सौम्यभाव और व्रत-पालनकी अभिलाषा--राजा शिबिमें ये सभी गुण अनुपम हैं तथा बुद्धिमें भी उनकी समता करनेवाला कोई नहीं है

Transliteration

aṣṭaka uvāca | dānaṁ tapaḥ satyam athāpi dharmo hrīḥ śrīḥ kṣamā saumy amatho vidhitsā | rājann etāny aprameyāṇi rājñaḥ śibeḥ sthitāny apratimasya buddhā nara-īśvara ||

Translation

阿湿多迦（Aṣṭaka）说道：“大王啊，在无与伦比的施毗王（Śibi）身上，具足不可量的德行：布施、苦行、真实、正法、谦抑、荣华、宽恕、温柔，以及守持誓戒与正行的坚决意志。人中之主啊，无人能在智慧上与他比肩。”

Word by Word

• दानम्: gift, charity
• दानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: and then; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• धर्मः: dharma, righteousness
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ह्रीः: modesty, shame (sense of propriety)
• ह्रीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीः: prosperity, splendor
• श्रीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षमा: forbearance, forgiveness
• क्षमा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षमा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सौम्यम्: gentleness, mildness
• सौम्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: and then; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• विधित्सा: desire to observe/perform (vows, prescribed acts)
• विधित्सा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधित्सा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• अप्रमेयाणि: immeasurable, beyond measure
• अप्रमेयाणि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रमेय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• राज्ञः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• शिबेः: of Śibi
• Type: ProperNoun
• Root: शिबि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• स्थितानि: are established/present
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• अप्रतिमस्य: of the incomparable one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रतिम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• बुद्धा: intelligence (lit. the awakened/known one)
• बुद्धा: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नर-ईश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

अष्टक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Aṣṭaka
• King Śibi
• rājan (the addressed king)
• nareśvara (lord of men; the addressed ruler)