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Shloka 2

दानशील-समाचारः, सत्कारः, अहिंसा च

Umā–Maheśvara Saṃvāda

अग्निकार्य च कर्तव्यं परमान्नेन भोजनम्‌ । दीपकश्चापि कर्तव्य: पितृणां सतिलोदक:,प्रतिदिन अग्निहोत्र करना चाहिये। श्राद्धके दिन उत्तम अन्तके द्वारा ब्राह्मण-भोजन कराना चाहिये। पितरोंके लिये दीप-दान तथा तिलमिश्रित जलसे तर्पण करना चाहिये

Dhaumya uvāca: agnikāryaṃ ca kartavyaṃ paramānnena bhojanam | dīpakaś cāpi kartavyaḥ pitṝṇāṃ satilodakaḥ ||

Dhaumya sprach: „Man soll täglich die Riten vollziehen, die mit dem heiligen Feuer verbunden sind. Am Tage des śrāddha soll man Brahmanen mit der besten Speise bewirten. Man soll auch den Pitṛs eine Lampe darbringen und für sie Wasserlibationen mit Sesam darreichen.“

अग्निकार्यम्fire-ritual duty (agnihotra etc.)
अग्निकार्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्निकार्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कर्तव्यम्to be done; obligatory
कर्तव्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्तव्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
परम-अन्नेनwith excellent food
परम-अन्नेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपरम + अन्न
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
भोजनम्feeding; meal (arrangement of feeding)
भोजनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभोजन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
दीपकःlamp
दीपकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदीपक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
कर्तव्यःto be done; should be performed
कर्तव्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्तव्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पितृणाम्of/for the ancestors
पितृणाम्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
स-तिल-उदकःwater with sesame (tarpana-water)
स-तिल-उदकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस + तिल + उदक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

धौग्य उवाच

D
Dhaumya
A
Agni (sacred fire)
P
Pitṛs (ancestors)
D
dīpa (lamp)
T
tila (sesame)
U
udaka (water)
B
Brāhmaṇas

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches daily and occasional duties of dharma: maintain the sacred fire through regular rites, and honor the ancestors through śrāddha—feeding Brahmins with the best food, offering a lamp, and performing tarpaṇa with sesame-mixed water.

In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Dhaumya lays down practical observances for righteous living, emphasizing household ritual discipline and the proper honoring of the Pitṛs through prescribed offerings.