Shloka 21

Tapas-śreṣṭhatā: Anāśana as the Highest Austerity

Bhagīratha–Brahmā Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

सप्त चान्यानि युक्तानि वाजिभि: समलंकृतै: । ब्रह्म! पितामह! फिर स्वर्णहारसे विभूषित हरे रंगवाले सत्रह करोड़ श्यामकर्ण घोड़े

Transliteration

sapta cānyāni yuktāni vājibhiḥ samalaṅkṛtaiḥ | brahman pitāmaha |

Translation

婆伽罗多（Bhagīratha）说道：“噢，婆罗门啊！噢，祖父（Pitāmaha）啊！我也布施了另外七组（车乘/器具），皆以装饰华美的骏马驾轭。”在此语境中，这句话强调了“檀那”（dāna，布施）的伦理：供施并非敷衍点缀，而当圆满、庄严、相称，使所赠真正利益受者，并彰显神圣之责。

Word by Word

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

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

• अन्यानि: other (things)
• अन्यानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• युक्तानि: yoked/attached
• युक्तानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

• वाजिभिः: with horses
• वाजिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• समलंकृतैः: well-adorned
• समलंकृतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अलं + कृ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

Speaker

भगीरथ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhagīratha
• Brahman (addressed sage/priest)
• Pitāmaha (Grandsire; typically Bhīṣma in Anuśāsana-parvan)
• horses