Shloka 53.9Unverified draft
गवां शतसहस्रेण दीयतां शबला मम। रत्नं हि भगवन्नेतद्रत्नहारी च प्रार्थिव:।।1.53.9।। तस्मान्मे शबलां देहि ममैषा धर्मतो द्विज।
Meaning
Let Shabala be given to me for a hundred thousand cows; lord, this is a jewel, and kings are the gatherers of jewels — therefore, brahmin, give me Shabala, for by right she is mine.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| gavām śata-sahasreṇa | गवाम् शत-सहस्रेण | for a hundred thousand cows | Genitive plural / Instrumental |
| dīyatām śabalā mama | दीयताम् शबला मम | let Shabala be given to me | Verb (imperative, passive) / Nominative / Genitive |
| ratnam hi bhagavan etat | रत्नम् हि भगवन् एतत् | for this indeed, O blessed one, is a treasure | Nominative / Adverbial / Vocative / Nominative |
| ratna-hārī ca pārthivaḥ | रत्न-हारी च पार्थिवः | and a king is one who takes treasures | Nominative / Adverbial / Nominative |
| tasmāt me śabalām dehi | तस्मात् मे शबलाम् देहि | therefore give me Shabala | Ablative / Genitive / Accusative / Verb (imperative) |
| mama eṣā dharmataḥ dvija | मम एषा धर्मतः द्विज | she is mine by right, O twice-born one | Genitive / Nominative / Adverbial / Vocative |
Reference: 1.53.9 · Bāla Kāṇḍa