Shloka 22

Kārttika-vrata Discipline: Purity Rules, Morning Bath Saṅkalpa, Tilaka Injunctions, and Food Prohibitions

Devanagari script

लशुनं मूलकं शिग्रुं तथैव तुंबिकाफलम् । कपित्थं चैव वृंताकं कूष्मांडं कांस्यभोजनम्

Transliteration

laśunaṃ mūlakaṃ śigruṃ tathaiva tuṃbikāphalam | kapitthaṃ caiva vṛṃtākaṃ kūṣmāṃḍaṃ kāṃsyabhojanam

Translation

الثوم، والفجل، والشِّغرو (المورينغا)، وثمر القرع القاروري؛ وكذلك الكابِتْثا (تفاح الخشب)، والباذنجان، والقرع الرمادي، والأكل في أوانٍ من البرونز—كلّ ذلك ممّا ينبغي اجتنابه.

Word by Word

• लशुनम्: garlic
• लशुनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लशुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object सूची)

• मूलकम्: radish
• मूलकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object सूची)

• शिग्रुम्: moringa (śigru)
• शिग्रुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिग्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object सूची)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः (adverb)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• तुंबिकाफलम्: bottle-gourd fruit
• तुंबिकाफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुंबिका + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म — षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘तुंबिकायाः फलम्’

• कपित्थम्: wood-apple (kapittha)
• कपित्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपित्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object सूची)

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

• एव: indeed; also
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• वृंताकम्: eggplant (brinjal)
• वृंताकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृंताक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object सूची)

• कूष्मांडम्: ash-gourd/pumpkin
• कूष्मांडम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूष्मांड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object सूची)

• कांस्यभोजनम्: eating in a bronze vessel; bronze-vessel meal
• कांस्यभोजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कांस्य + भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म — तत्पुरुषः: ‘कांस्ये (bronze vessel) भोजनम्’

Speaker

Unspecified (context needed from surrounding verses; likely within a didactic dialogue in Brahma-khaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव (स्वर-सन्धि).

FAQs

What is the main topic of this verse?

It lists specific foods (and a dining practice) that are presented as items to be avoided, as part of a broader discussion of dietary discipline (āhāra-niyama) and purity-related observances.

What does “kāṃsya-bhojanam” mean here?

It literally means “eating (food) from/using bronze vessels.” In this verse it is included among items treated as unsuitable or avoidable within the given observance.

Is this a universal rule for all Hindus in all contexts?

Not necessarily. Such lists are typically tied to a specific vrata (vow), āśrama discipline, ritual context, or sectarian purity code. The exact scope depends on the surrounding passage and the practice being taught.