Shloka 116

Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions

Sanskrit

तथैव गच्छतः सद्यो निर्बोजत्वमरूपया ।

अस्नाताशी नरो यो वै तथैव पिशिताशनः ॥

Transliteration

tathaiva gacchataḥ sadyo nirbojatvam arūpayā /

asnātāśī naro yo vai tathaiva piśitāśanaḥ

Translation

Ebenso bewirkt Arūpā, während man dahingeht, den sofortigen Verlust der Zeugungskraft. Ein Mann, der isst, ohne zu baden, und ebenso einer, der Fleisch isst, wird (dadurch) betroffen.

Speakers

• Narrative voice

Key Themes

• Śauca (purity) and consequences
• Dietary discipline
• Affliction as moral-physiological outcome