Shloka 22
Bhūmi-dānasya Māhātmya
The Pre-eminence of Land-Gift
Devanagari script
एवमेतत् तडागस्य कीर्तितं फलमुत्तमम् । अत ऊर्ध्व॑ प्रवक्ष्यामि वृक्षाणामवरोपणम्,इस प्रकार यह मैंने तालाब बनवानेके उत्तम फलका वर्णन किया है। इसके बाद वृक्ष लगानेका माहात्म्य बतलाऊँगा
Transliteration
evam etat taḍāgasya kīrtitaṁ phalam uttamam | ata ūrdhvaṁ pravakṣyāmi vṛkṣāṇām avaropaṇam ||
Translation
毗湿摩说：如是，我已宣说建造池塘所得之最上功德。今当更进一步，我将讲述栽植树木的善德与殊胜意义。
Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
Formneuter, nominative, singular
तडागस्यof a pond
तडागस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootतडाग
Formneuter, genitive, singular
कीर्तितम्has been described
कीर्तितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकीर्तित
Formneuter, nominative, singular
फलम्fruit/result
फलम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootफल
Formneuter, nominative, singular
उत्तमम्excellent
उत्तमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
Formneuter, nominative, singular
अतःthereafter/therefore
अतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः
ऊर्ध्वम्further/next
ऊर्ध्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊर्ध्व
प्रवक्ष्यामिI shall declare
प्रवक्ष्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formsimple future (luṭ), first, singular, parasmaipada
वृक्षाणाम्of trees
वृक्षाणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
अवरोपणम्planting (setting down)
अवरोपणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअवरोपण
Formneuter, accusative, singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaT
taḍāga (pond/tank)V
vṛkṣa (trees)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Acts that sustain life for many—such as building ponds and planting trees—are praised as high dharma, yielding exceptional merit because they serve the community and future generations.
Bhīṣma concludes his account of the spiritual and ethical rewards of constructing a pond and transitions to the next topic: the greatness of planting trees.