Shloka 4

अश्वमेध-उपदेशः तथा मरुत्त-यज्ञ-धन-प्रसङ्गः

Counsel on Aśvamedha and the Marutta-treasure episode

Devanagari script

तपोभि: क्रतुभिश्वैव दानेन च युधिष्िर । तरन्ति नित्यं पुरुषा ये सम पापानि कुर्वते,युधिष्ठिर! जो लोग पाप करते हैं, वे तप, यज्ञ और दानके द्वारा ही सदा अपना उद्धार करते हैं

Transliteration

tapobhiḥ kratubhiś caiva dānena ca yudhiṣṭhira | taranti nityaṁ puruṣā ye samaṁ pāpāni kurvate ||

Translation

毗耶娑说道：“噢，犹提湿提罗，凡造作罪业之人，唯有凭借苦行、祭祀之仪（yajña）与布施，方能越过其罪；依此诸法，他们得以不断获得解脱与救度。”

Word by Word

• तपोभिः: by austerities
• तपोभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• क्रतुभिः: by sacrifices/rites
• क्रतुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• दानेन: by giving/charity
• दानेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तरन्ति: they cross over/overcome
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• नित्यम्: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• पुरुषाः: men/persons
• पुरुषाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समम्: equally/altogether
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम

• पापानि: sins/evil deeds
• पापानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• कुर्वते: they do/commit
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Yudhiṣṭhira