Shloka 108.16Unverified draft

दानसंवनना ह्येते ग्रन्था मेधाविभिः कृताः । यजस्व देहि दीक्षस्व तपस्तप्यस्व सन्त्यज ।।2.108.16।।

Meaning

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
dānasaṃvananāदानसंवननाattracting through giftsnominative adjective
hyeteह्येतेfor indeed theseparticle + nominative adjective
granthāग्रन्थाtexts, treatisesnominative
medhāvibhiḥमेधाविभिःby clever meninstrumental
kṛtāḥकृताःcomposednominative adjective
yajasvaयजस्वsacrificeverb, imperative
dehiदेहिgiveverb, imperative
dīkṣasvaदीक्षस्वundergo initiationverb, imperative
tapastapyasvaतपस्तप्यस्वpractice austerityaccusative + verb, imperative
santyajaसन्त्यजrenounceverb, imperative

Reference: 2.108.16 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa