Shloka 21
Rājapurohita-lakṣaṇa and Purūravas–Vāyu Saṃvāda
Varṇa, Sovereignty, and Abhaya-dāna
Devanagari script
यज्ञमेवोपजीवन्ति नास्ति चेष्टमराजके । देवता, मनुष्य, पितर, गन्धर्व, नाग और राक्षस--ये सबके सब यज्ञका आश्रय लेकर जीवन-निर्वाह करते हैं; परंतु जहाँ कोई राजा नहीं है, उस राज्यमें यज्ञ नहीं होता है || २० हे || इतो दत्तेन जीवन्ति देवता: पितरस्तथा
Transliteration
yajñam evopajīvanti nāsti ceṣṭam arājake | ito dattena jīvanti devatāḥ pitaras tathā ||
Translation
阿伊拉说道：“一切众生皆以祭祀（yajña）为生；然而无王之境，便无有序之举——亦无如法之祭。凭此处所奉献者（祭祀与布施之供），诸天与祖灵亦得以维系其生。”
Word by Word
यज्ञम्sacrifice (yajña)
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
उपजीवन्तिlive by; subsist on
उपजीवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-जीव्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
इष्टम्sacrificial rite; offering (the desired/ordained sacrifice)
इष्टम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootइष्ट
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अराजकेin a kingless (state)
अराजके:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअराजक
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
इतःfrom here/from this (source)
इतः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइतः
दत्तेनby what is given; by gifts/offerings
दत्तेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदत्त
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
जीवन्तिlive
जीवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootजीव्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
देवताःthe deities
देवताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
पितरःthe ancestors (pitṛs)
पितरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाlikewise/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
ऐल उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
Aila (speaker)Y
Yajña (sacrifice)D
Devatāḥ (gods)P
Pitaraḥ (ancestors)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes