Shloka 55
Śrāddha-kalpa: Amarakantaka–Tīrtha-Māhātmya and Akṣaya Pitṛ-Tarpaṇa
Devanagari script
गत्वैतान्मुच्यते पापद्द्विजो वह्निं समाश्रयन् / श्राद्धं चानन्त्यमेतेषु जपहोमतपांसि च
Transliteration
gatvaitānmucyate pāpaddvijo vahniṃ samāśrayan / śrāddhaṃ cānantyameteṣu japahomatapāṃsi ca
Translation
By going to these sacred places and taking refuge in the holy fire (Agni), a dvija is freed from sin. Here the śrāddha yields endless merit, and so do japa, homa, and austerities.
Word by Word
gatvāhaving gone
gatvā:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootgam (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/अव्ययकृदन्त)
etānthese (places)
etān:
Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘gatvā’)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); demonstrative pronoun
mucyateis freed
mucyate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootmuc (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); passive voice (कर्मणि प्रयोग)
pāpātfrom sin
pāpāt:
Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
TypeNoun
Rootpāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)
dvijaḥa twice-born (Brahmin)
dvijaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
vahnimfire
vahnim:
Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘samāśrayan’)
TypeNoun
Rootvahni (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
samāśrayanresorting to, taking refuge in
samāśrayan:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/qualifying agent)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-ā-śri (धातु)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ/कृदन्त), Masculine Nominative Singular; agrees with dvijaḥ
śrāddhamśrāddha rite
śrāddham:
Karma (कर्म/Object implied)
TypeNoun
Rootśrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा) or Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); listed item (ritual act)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable (अव्यय); conjunction (समुच्चय)
ānantyamendlessness, eternal merit
ānantyam:
Karma (कर्म/Object implied)
TypeNoun
Rootānantya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा) or Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); abstract noun
eteṣuamong these (places)
eteṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); demonstrative pronoun
japa-homa-tapāṃsirecitations, fire-offerings, and austerities
japa-homa-tapāṃsi:
Karma (कर्म/Object implied)
TypeNoun
Rootjapa (प्रातिपदिक) + homa (प्रातिपदिक) + tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Plural (बहुवचन); itaretara-dvandva list
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable (अव्यय); conjunction (समुच्चय)