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Shloka 28

द्रौपदी–सत्यभामा संवादः

Draupadī and Satyabhāmā on ethical household conduct

मृत: श्रूयेत यो जीव: परेयु: पशवो यदा । इष्टिरशकपालेन कार्या सुरभिमतेडग्नये,यदि किसी प्राणीका मृत्युसूचक विलाप आदि सुनायी दे अथवा कुक्कुर आदि पशु उस अग्निका स्पर्श कर लें, उस दशामें मिट्टीके आठ पुरवोंमें संस्कृत पुरोडाशद्वारा सुरभिमान्‌ नामक अग्निकी प्रसन्नताके लिये होम करना चाहिये

mṛtaḥ śrūyeta yo jīvaḥ pareyūḥ paśavo yadā | iṣṭir aśakapālena kāryā surabhimate ’gnaye ||

Mārkaṇḍeya sprach: „Wenn man ein Todesomen eines lebenden Wesens vernimmt—wie Klagegeschrei und dergleichen—oder wenn Tiere wie Hunde jenes heilige Feuer berühren, dann soll in diesem Zustand ein Sühneopfer dargebracht werden: eine iṣṭi mit einem puroḍāśa, bereitet auf acht irdenen Schalen, als homa zur Besänftigung Agnis, der ‘Surabhimān’ genannt wird.“

मृतःdead
मृतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमृत (√मृ)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्रूयेतshould be heard / is heard (as a possibility)
श्रूयेत:
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जीवःa living being
जीवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजीव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परेयुःshould go away / might depart
परेयुः:
TypeVerb
Root√इ (परि-)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
पशवःanimals
पशवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपशु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
यदाwhen
यदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
इष्टिःsacrificial offering/rite (iṣṭi)
इष्टिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootइष्टि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अष्टकपालेनwith (a rite using) eight potsherds
अष्टकपालेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअष्टकपाल
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
कार्याto be done / should be performed
कार्या:
TypeAdjective
Rootकार्य (√कृ)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सुरभिमतेfor Surabhimat (named Agni)
सुरभिमते:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootसुरभिमत्
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
अग्नयेfor Agni
अग्नये:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

M
Mārkaṇḍeya
A
Agni (Surabhimān)
P
puroḍāśa
I
iṣṭi
A
aṣṭa-kapāla (eight earthen dishes)
D
dogs (as representative animals)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches ritual responsibility: when inauspicious signs or impurity affect a sacred fire, one should restore sanctity through a prescribed expiatory offering, emphasizing careful maintenance of dharma in household and sacrificial practice.

Mārkaṇḍeya instructs what to do if death-omens are heard or if animals touch the ritual fire: perform an iṣṭi/homa using an eight-dish puroḍāśa to propitiate Agni under the epithet Surabhimān, thereby removing the fault and reestablishing auspiciousness.