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Shloka 137

Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa

Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results

जग्राहांगिरसं देव: शिखी तस्माद्भधुताशन: । तस्मादांगिरसा ज्ञेया: सर्व एव तदन्वया:

jagrāhāṅgirasaṃ devaḥ śikhī tasmād badhutāśanaḥ | tasmād āṅgirasā jñeyāḥ sarva eva tad-anvayāḥ ||

قال فاسيشثا: «إن الإله المتلألئ، ذو العُرف اللهبي (أغني)، قد تلقّى أنغيراس ابناً له؛ لذلك ينبغي أن يُفهَم كل من وُلد في سلالة أنغيراس على أنه منسوبٌ أيضاً إلى خطّ أغني، وأن يُعرَف كذلك باللقب المتصل بفارونا.»

जग्राहtook, accepted
जग्राह:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
Formलिट् (परोक्शभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथम, एकवचन
अङ्गिरसम्Angiras (as object)
अङ्गिरसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गिरस्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
देवःthe god
देवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
शिखीthe flame-crested one (Agni)
शिखी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिखिन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
तस्मात्from him/therefore
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formपुं/नपुं, पञ्चमी, एकवचन
बभूवbecame, came to be
बभूव:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formलिट् (परोक्शभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथम, एकवचन
धूताशनःAgni (the consumer of offerings)
धूताशनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधूताशन
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
तस्मात्from him/therefore
तस्मात्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formपुं/नपुं, पञ्चमी, एकवचन
अङ्गिरसःthe Angirases (descendants of Angiras)
अङ्गिरसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्गिरस्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
ज्ञेयाःto be known (as)
ज्ञेयाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञेय
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
तदन्वयाःof that lineage, descended from him
तदन्वयाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतदन्वय
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

वसिष्ठ उवाच

V
Vasiṣṭha
A
Aṅgiras
A
Agni (Hutāśana, Śikhī)
V
Varuṇa
Ś
Śiva (as indicated by the accompanying Hindi gloss)

Educational Q&A

Lineage is presented as a sacred transmission: descendants inherit not only ancestry but also a divine affiliation and the duties/identity that come with it (here, Aṅgiras’s line being understood as connected with Agni, and also associated with Varuṇa by designation).

Vasiṣṭha explains a genealogical-theological point: Agni is said to have accepted Aṅgiras as a son; consequently, Aṅgiras’s descendants are characterized as belonging to Agni’s line and are also described with a Varuṇa-linked name, establishing how certain clans are traditionally classified.