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Shloka 9

Nṛga-upākhyāna: Brāhmaṇa-sva and the Consequence of Misappropriated Gift-Cattle (कृकलास-रूपे नृगोपाख्यानम्)

सर्वसत्रैश्न यजते यस्तिलैर्यजते पितृन्‌ | न चाकामेन दातव्यं तिलश्राद्धं कदाचन,जो तिलोंके द्वारा पितरोंका पूजन करता है, वह मानो सम्पूर्ण यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान कर लेता है। तिल-श्राद्ध कभी निष्काम पुरुषको नहीं करना चाहिये

bhīṣma uvāca | sarvasatraiś ca yajate yas tilair yajate pitṝn | na cākāmena dātavyaṃ tilaśrāddhaṃ kadācana ||

قال بهيشما: من عبد الآباء (الـPitṛ) بالسمسم فكأنما أتمّ جميع القرابين والذبائح. غير أنّ تقديم السمسم في شعائر الشرادها (śrāddha) لا ينبغي أن يكون قطّ بلا نية ولا قصد؛ فلا يُؤدَّى بروح اللامبالاة، بل بعزمٍ مقصود وإيمانٍ وخشوع.

सर्वसत्रैःwith all sacrificial sessions/rites
सर्वसत्रैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वसत्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यजतेworships/sacrifices
यजते:
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तिलैःwith sesame seeds
तिलैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतिल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
यजतेworships/sacrifices
यजते:
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
पितॄन्the ancestors (Pitrs)
पितॄन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अकामेनby one without desire; unwillingly
अकामेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअकाम
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
दातव्यम्should be given/ought to be performed
दातव्यम्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormGerundive (तव्यत्), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, Passive sense
तिलश्राद्धम्sesame-based śrāddha (ancestral rite)
तिलश्राद्धम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतिलश्राद्ध
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
कदाचनever/at any time
कदाचन:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदाचन

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma (Bhīṣma)
P
Pitṛs (ancestors)
T
tila (sesame)
Ś
śrāddha (ancestral rite)
S
satra (sacrificial session)

Educational Q&A

Sesame-offerings to the Pitṛs are praised as highly meritorious—comparable to performing many sacrifices—but the act should not be done mechanically or with indifference; it must be offered with conscious intention and faith.

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising on duties and rites; here he highlights the special potency of sesame in ancestral worship while stressing the ethical requirement of purposeful, sincere offering.