Shloka 99

Pitṛ-tīrtha Context: Marks of Sin, Śrāddha Discipline, and Karmic Ripening

in Yayāti’s Narrative

Devanagari script

गुडेक्षुक्षीरशाकादि दधिमूलफलानि च । तृणकाष्ठं पुष्पपत्रं कांस्यभाजनमेव च

Transliteration

guḍekṣukṣīraśākādi dadhimūlaphalāni ca | tṛṇakāṣṭhaṃ puṣpapatraṃ kāṃsyabhājanameva ca

Translation

وكذلك يُقدَّم: السُّكَّر الخامّ (الجاغري) وقصبُ السُّكَّر واللَّبنُ والخُضَرُ وما شابه؛ واللَّبنُ الرائبُ والجذورُ والثمار؛ والعُشبُ والحطب؛ والزهورُ والأوراق؛ وكذلك إناءٌ من البرونز.

Word by Word

• गुड-इक्षु-क्षीर-शाक-आदि: jaggery, sugarcane, milk, vegetables, etc.
• गुड-इक्षु-क्षीर-शाक-आदि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुड (प्रातिपदिक) + इक्षु (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + शाक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd; list-item), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व + ‘आदि’

• दधि-मूल-फलानि: curd, roots, and fruits
• दधि-मूल-फलानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd; list-item), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (enumerative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तृण-काष्ठम्: grass and wood
• तृण-काष्ठम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृण (प्रातिपदिक) + काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd; list-item), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व

• पुष्प-पत्रम्: flowers and leaves
• पुष्प-पत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd; list-item), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व

• कांस्य-भाजनम्: a bronze vessel
• कांस्य-भाजनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कांस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भाजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd; list-item), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कांस्यस्य भाजनम्)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (restrictive/emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Bhūmi-khaṇḍa 67)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: गुड + इक्षु → गुडेक्षु. कांस्यभाजनम् + एव → कांस्यभाजनमेव.

FAQs

What is the main instruction of this verse?

It lists practical items suitable for religious gifting/offerings—food staples, fuel, flowers/leaves, and a bronze vessel—commonly associated with dāna and ritual hospitality.

Why are everyday items like grass, firewood, and leaves included?

Such items support daily sustenance and ritual needs (cooking fuel, fodder, and materials for worship), reflecting a dharmic emphasis on useful, life-supporting charity.

Does this verse mention any deity or pilgrimage site (tīrtha)?

No. This śloka is a list of donation/offerings and contains no named deity, person, or tīrtha in the text provided.