Shloka 4

Adhyāya 62: Marutta’s Treasure and the Pāṇḍavas’ Auspicious Departure (मरुत्तस्य धनप्राप्त्युपक्रमः)

Devanagari script

आच्छाद्य च महाबाहुर्धनतृष्णामपानुदत्‌ । ब्राह्मणानां तदा कृष्णस्तद भूल्लोमहर्षणम्‌

Transliteration

ācchādya ca mahābāhur dhana-tṛṣṇām apānudat | brāhmaṇānāṁ tadā kṛṣṇas tad bhūl lomaharṣaṇam ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说道：其后，臂力无双的黑天（克里希那）为婆罗门披衣，又赐予财宝，竟使他们对财富的渴求尽皆消散。此举实令人毛发悚然——庄严而震撼的慷慨之行，使人复得知足，并敬礼于应受供养者。

Word by Word

• आच्छाद्य: having covered/clothed
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-छाद् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त/absolutive), कर्तरि

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

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनतृष्णाम्: craving for wealth
• धनतृष्णाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनतृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अपानुदत्: drove away/removed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-नुद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), Past, Third, Singular, परस्मैपद, कर्तरि

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the Brahmins
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तदा: then/at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that (act/event)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अभूत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), Past, Third, Singular, परस्मैपद, कर्तरि

• लोमहर्षणम्: hair-raising/thrilling
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोमहर्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Brāhmaṇas
• Garments (vastra)
• Wealth (dhana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dāna as a dharmic act: wealth is to be used to support the deserving and relieve need, and true giving aims at removing craving and anxiety rather than inflaming further desire.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa clothes the brāhmaṇas and gives them so much wealth that their desire for more is extinguished; the scale and spirit of the gift is described as lomaharṣaṇa—astonishing and inspiring.