Shloka 29

Exposition of the Duties of Ascetics

Saṃnyāsa-Dharma

Devanagari script

कुर्य्यादहरहः स्नात्वा भिक्षार्थे नैव तेन हि । होममंत्रान्जपेन्नित्यं कालेकाले समाहितः

Transliteration

kuryyādaharahaḥ snātvā bhikṣārthe naiva tena hi | homamaṃtrānjapennityaṃ kālekāle samāhitaḥ

Translation

Nachdem er sich täglich gebadet hat, soll er zum Almosengang hinausgehen, doch sich nicht daran verlieren. Zu den rechten Zeiten, mit gesammeltem Geist, soll er fortwährend die Mantras des Homa, des Feueropfers, rezitieren.

Word by Word

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Optative, 3rd person, Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• अहरहः: every day
• अहरहः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण) / Adverbial (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहरहः (अव्यय; reduplicated form from अहन्)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb: 'day by day/every day')

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल) / Adverbial to main action
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्ना (धातु) → स्नात्वा (कृदन्त; त्वान्त)
• Form: त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive: 'having bathed')

• भिक्षार्थे: for the sake of alms (begging)
• भिक्षार्थे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण) / Purpose-context
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिक्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular); चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभावः (भिक्षायाः अर्थः = for alms)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) / Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) / Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (indeed/just)

• तेन: by that/with that
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) / Particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

• होम-मन्त्रान्: homa-mantras
• होम-मन्त्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (होमस्य मन्त्राः = mantras for homa)

• जपेत्: should recite/mutter
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Optative, 3rd person, Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण) / Adverbial (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: always)

• काले: at (the) time
• काले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• काले: at each time (at the proper times)
• काले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular); पुनरुक्ति (repetition for distributive sense)

• समाहितः: composed, attentive
• समाहितः: Karta (कर्ता) / Qualifier
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-√धा (धातु) → समाहित (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masc, Nom, Sg); विशेषण

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa 59; likely an instructing sage addressing a listener in the chapter’s dialogue frame).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुर्य्यादहरहः → कुर्यात् + अहरहः; नैव → न + एव; होममंत्रान्जपेन् → होम-मन्त्रान् + जपेत्; कालेकाले → काले + काले.

FAQs

What practice is being prescribed in this verse?

A disciplined daily routine: bathe, accept alms without fixation, and perform regular japa of homa-related mantras at the appointed times with mental concentration.

Why does the verse say not to be preoccupied with seeking alms?

It cautions that sustenance is secondary; the primary focus should remain on spiritual practice—steadiness of mind and regular mantra-recitation.

What is the ethical lesson emphasized here?

Simplicity and non-attachment in livelihood, combined with punctual, focused spiritual observance (self-discipline and collectedness).