Shloka 58

पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः

Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya

Devanagari script

भ्रातरं संस्कृतं कृत्वा ततस्तं मेषरूपिणम्।।3.11.57।।तान् द्विजान्भोजयामास श्राद्धदृष्टेन कर्मणा।

Transliteration

bhrātaraṃ saṃskṛtaṃ kṛtvā tatas taṃ meṣa-rūpiṇam ||

tān dvijān bhojayāmāsa śrāddha-dṛṣṭena karmaṇā |

Translation

তারপর সে মেষরূপী ভ্রাতাকে সংস্কার সম্পন্ন করে, শ্রাদ্ধবিধি অনুসারে সেই দ্বিজ ব্রাহ্মণদের ভোজন করাল।

Word by Word

• भ्रातरम्: brother
• भ्रातरम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• संस्कृतम्: sanctified/prepared
• संस्कृतम्: कर्म (Karma; complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संस्कृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund)

• ततः: then
• ततः: अधिकरण (temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मेषरूपिणम्: sheep-formed
• मेषरूपिणम्: कर्म (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेष + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष

• तान्: those
• तान्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• द्विजान्: brahmins
• द्विजान्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• भोजयामास: fed
• भोजयामास: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: भोजय् (√भुज् णिच्, धातु)
• Form: लिट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative

• श्राद्धदृष्टेन: śrāddha-prescribed
• श्राद्धदृष्टेन: करण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्राद्ध + दृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष; कर्मणा-विशेषण

• कर्मणा: by the act/rite
• कर्मणा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Context

Ilvala would keep his brother sanctified, so that he is fit for offering, Then he would feed the brahmins with mutton according to the rituals.

Characters & Entities

• Ilvala (implied)
• Vātāpi (implied)
• dvija (brahmins)
• śrāddha

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma requires alignment of means and ends: even ‘correct’ ritual form cannot justify harmful intent.

What is the narrative situation?

A repeated/variantly numbered restatement of Ilvala’s deceptive feeding of brahmins during a supposed śrāddha.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Discernment and adherence to satya—judging actions by truth and intention, not mere external correctness.