Shloka 4
Śrāddha-pravṛtti-kathana and Varjya-dravya-nirdeśa
Origin and Prohibitions in Śrāddha
Devanagari script
वर्धमानतिलं श्राद्धमक्षयं मनुरब्रवीत् | सर्वेष्वेव तु भोज्येषु तिला: प्राधान्यत: स्मृता:
Translation
وقد قال مانو إن الشرادها التي يكثر فيها السمسم تكون شرادها «أكشايا» (akṣaya) أي غير نافدة. وفي جميع الأطعمة المتعلقة بالشرادها يُذكَر السمسم على أنه الأَولى والأهم.
Word by Word
वर्धमानतिलम्sesame (til) in increasing/abundant measure
वर्धमानतिलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्धमान-तिल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
श्राद्धम्Śrāddha rite
श्राद्धम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्ध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अक्षयम्imperishable, inexhaustible
अक्षयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअक्षय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मनुःManu
मनुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमनु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अब्रवीत्said, declared
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सर्वेषुin all
सर्वेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
तुbut, however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
भोज्येषुin (all) edible items/foods
भोज्येषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभोज्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
तिलाःsesame seeds
तिलाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतिल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्राधान्यतःchiefly, primarily
प्राधान्यतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्राधान्यतः
स्मृताःare remembered/are stated (in tradition)
स्मृताः:
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes