Shloka 105

Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)

Sanskrit

तर्जन्यङ्गुष्ठयोरन्तः पैत्र्यं तीर्थमुदाहृतम् । पितॄणां तेन तोयादि दद्याद् नान्दीमुखादृते ॥

Transliteration

tarjanyaṅguṣṭhayorantaḥ paitryaṃ tīrthamudāhṛtam | pitṝṇāṃ tena toyādi dadyānnāndīmukhādṛte ||

Translation

Der Raum zwischen Zeigefinger und Daumen wird als paitṛya-tīrtha bezeichnet. Mit diesem tīrtha soll man den Pitṛs (Ahnen) Wasser und Ähnliches darbringen—außer im Nāndīmukha-Ritus.

Word by Word

• तर्जनी-अङ्गुष्ठयोः: of the index finger and thumb
• तर्जनी-अङ्गुष्ठयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्जनी (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; पुं/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (contextual), षष्ठी (Genitive), द्विवचन; ‘of the index finger and thumb’

• अन्तः: in between/inside
• अन्तः: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (inside/between)

• पैत्र्यम्: ancestral (pertaining to Pitṛs)
• पैत्र्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पैत्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of tīrtha)

• तीर्थम्: tīrtha (hand-position)
• तीर्थम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उदाहृतम्: is declared
• उदाहृतम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+आ+हृ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (is declared)

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors (Pitṛs)
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• तेन: with that
• तेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by/with that (tīrtha)’

• तोय-आदि: water and the like
• तोय-आदि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘water etc.’ (ādi as ‘and the like’)

• दद्यात्: should offer/give
• दद्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नान्दीमुखात्: from/except in the nāndīmukha (rite/context)
• नान्दीमुखात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नान्दीमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (usage), पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; अपवाद-निर्देश (as exception locus)

• ऋते: except
• ऋते: Apavāda (अपवाद/वर्जन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वर्जनार्थक (except/without), पञ्चमीयोग्य

Speakers

• Not specified in the provided excerpt (instructional narrative voice)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "karuna", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Pitṛs (ancestors)

Key Themes

• Śrāddha
• Pitṛ-tarpaṇa
• Ritual exceptions
• Dharma

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Ancestral rites have their own protocol and even exceptions; dharma is context-sensitive, distinguishing ordinary Pitṛ offerings from special auspicious forms like Nāndīmukha.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra/Dharma instruction; ancillary to vaṃśa consciousness but not genealogical narration.

What is the esoteric significance?

The liminal space between thumb (agency) and index (direction/indication) becomes the channel for lineage—suggesting that personal action is continuously ‘pointed’ and shaped by ancestral continuity.