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Shloka 15

कच-देवयानी संवादः

Kaca–Devayānī Dialogue and the Curse on Vidyā

शरीरकृत्‌ प्राणदाता यस्य चान्नानि भुज्जते । क्रमेणैते त्रयो<प्युक्ता: पितरो धर्मशासने,जो गर्भाधानके द्वारा शरीरका निर्माण करता है, जो अभयदान देकर प्राणोंकी रक्षा करता है और जिसका अन्न भोजन किया जाता है, धर्मशास्त्रमें क्रमश: ये तीनों पुरुष पिता कहे गये हैं

śarīrakṛt prāṇadātā yasya cānnāni bhujjate | krameṇaite trayo 'py uktāḥ pitaro dharmaśāsane ||

Kaṇva sprach: „Der, der den Körper hervorbringt (durch Zeugung), der, der das Leben bewahrt, indem er Schutz gewährt, und der, dessen Speise man isst—diese drei werden, in dieser Reihenfolge, in den Lehren des Dharma allesamt als ‘Väter’ bezeichnet.“

शरीरकृत्the maker of the body
शरीरकृत्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशरीरकृत् (शरीर + कृत्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्राणदाताthe giver/protector of life
प्राणदाता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्राणदाता (प्राण + दाता)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यस्यof whom/whose
यस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्नानिfoods
अन्नानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
भुज्यतेis eaten/consumed
भुज्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Passive
क्रमेणin order, successively
क्रमेण:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्रम
एतेthese
एते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
त्रयःthree
त्रयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
उक्ताःare said/called
उक्ताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवच् (क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पितरःfathers
पितरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
धर्मशासनेin the dharma-treatise/law-code
धर्मशासने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मशासन (धर्म + शासन)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular

कण्व उवाच

K
Kaṇva

Educational Q&A

Dharma recognizes fatherhood not only by birth but also by life-protection and sustenance: the begetter, the life-saver/protector, and the provider whose food one lives on are all to be honored as ‘father’ in a graded order.

Kaṇva articulates a dharmaśāstra principle defining who deserves the status and reverence of ‘father,’ expanding it beyond biological paternity to include benefactors who preserve life and provide sustenance.