Shloka 150

Genealogy of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Procedure of Śrāddha

Devanagari script

तत्रापि पूर्वतः कुर्यादग्निकार्यं विमत्सरः । उभाभ्यामपि हस्ताभ्यामाहृत्य परिवेषयेत्

Transliteration

tatrāpi pūrvataḥ kuryādagnikāryaṃ vimatsaraḥ | ubhābhyāmapi hastābhyāmāhṛtya pariveṣayet

Translation

সেখানেও হিংসা-ঈর্ষা ত্যাগ করে প্রথমে অগ্নিসংক্রান্ত ক্রিয়া সম্পন্ন করবে। তারপর দুই হাতে আহার/অর্ঘ্য এনে বিধিপূর্বক পরিবেশন করবে।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha (Spatial adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (also/even)

• पूर्वतः: in front (to the east)
• पूर्वतः: Desha (Spatial adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: दिक्-प्रवृत्त्यर्थक अव्यय (in front/from the east side)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अग्निकार्यम्: the fire-rite (duty related to fire)
• अग्निकार्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि-कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; अग्नेः कार्यम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• विमत्सरः: free from envy
• विमत्सरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-मात्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (one who is free from envy)

• उभाभ्याम्: with both
• उभाभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), द्विवचन; विशेषण

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (also)

• हस्ताभ्याम्: with (two) hands
• हस्ताभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), द्विवचन

• आहृत्य: having brought
• आहृत्य: Kriya (Gerund/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (having brought)

• परिवेषयेत्: should serve/distribute
• परिवेषयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-विश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘to serve/distribute’

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative/instructional voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa, Adhyaya 9)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: tatrāpi = tatra+api, kuryādagnikāryam = kuryāt+agni-kāryam, ubhābhyāmapi = ubhābhyām+api, hastābhyāmāhṛtya = hastābhyām+āhṛtya.

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

What practice does this verse prioritize before serving or distributing offerings?

It instructs that agni-kārya—duties/rites connected with the sacred fire—should be performed first, and only afterward should one distribute or serve the brought items.

Why does the verse emphasize being 'vimatsara' (free from envy)?

It frames ritual action as inseparable from ethical disposition: service and offering should be done without jealousy or rivalry, preserving purity of intention.

What is the implied etiquette in 'bringing with both hands'?

Using both hands signals respect and carefulness in handling offerings or food, reflecting disciplined ritual decorum rather than casual distribution.