बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-86, verse-9
हिरण्यं रजतं चैव कृष्णधेनुश्च दक्षिणा ।
ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेत् शक्त्या ततः क्षेममवाप्नुयात् ॥९॥
ब्राह्मणान् भोजयेत् शक्त्या ततः क्षेममवाप्नुयात् ॥९॥
9. hiraṇyaṃ rajataṃ caiva kṛṣṇadhenuśca dakṣiṇā .
brāhmaṇān bhojayet śaktyā tataḥ kṣemamavāpnuyāt.
brāhmaṇān bhojayet śaktyā tataḥ kṣemamavāpnuyāt.
9.
hiraṇyaṃ rajataṃ ca eva kṛṣṇadhenuḥ ca dakṣiṇā
brāhmaṇān bhojayet śaktyā tataḥ kṣemam avāpnuyāt
brāhmaṇān bhojayet śaktyā tataḥ kṣemam avāpnuyāt
9.
Gold, silver, and a black cow constitute the sacrificial fee (dakṣiṇā). One should feed Brahmins according to one's capacity (śakti), and thereafter, one will attain welfare.
Words meanings summery:
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- हिरण्यं (hiraṇyaṁ) - gold
- रजतं (rajataṁ) - silver
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, also
- कृष्णधेनुः (kṛṣṇadhenuḥ) - a black cow
- च (ca) - and
- दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - the sacrificial fee (dakṣiṇā) (sacrificial fee, donation)
- ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins
- भोजयेत् (bhojayet) - one should feed, cause to eat
- शक्त्या (śaktyā) - according to one's capacity (śakti) (by power, according to one's ability)
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter
- क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - welfare, security
- अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - one should attain, one would obtain
Words meanings and morphology
हिरण्यं (hiraṇyaṁ) - gold
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of hiraṇya
hiraṇya - gold, wealth, treasure
रजतं (rajataṁ) - silver
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rajata
rajata - silver, white, made of silver
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, also
(indeclinable)
कृष्णधेनुः (kṛṣṇadhenuḥ) - a black cow
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇadhenu
kṛṣṇadhenu - a black cow
Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛṣṇa+dhenu)
- kṛṣṇa – black, dark, dark-blue
adjective (masculine) - dhenu – cow
noun (feminine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - the sacrificial fee (dakṣiṇā) (sacrificial fee, donation)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā
dakṣiṇā - sacrificial fee, donation, gift, right side
ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class
भोजयेत् (bhojayet) - one should feed, cause to eat
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhuj
causative
Causative stem bhoj- from root bhuj
Root: bhuj (class 7)
शक्त्या (śaktyā) - according to one's capacity (śakti) (by power, according to one's ability)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of śakti
śakti - power, strength, ability, energy, faculty (śakti)
Root: śak
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter
(indeclinable)
क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - welfare, security
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣema
kṣema - welfare, security, prosperity, well-being, peace
अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - one should attain, one would obtain
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of avāp
Prefixes: ava+ā
Root: āp (class 5)