Shloka 8
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
Devanagari script
कुर्यात् तथैव देवा वै प्रीयन्ते मधुसूदन । कुर्यादहरह: श्राद्धमन्नाद्यंनोदकेन च
Transliteration
kuryāt tathaiva devā vai prīyante madhusūdana | kuryād aharahaḥ śrāddham annādyaṃ nodakena ca ||
Translation
“Act in that very manner; thus indeed the gods are pleased, O Madhusūdana. One should perform śrāddha day after day, offering food and other provisions, and also water.”
Word by Word
कुर्यात्should do
कुर्यात्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
FormVidhi-linga, Optative (potential), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वैindeed, surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
प्रीयन्तेare pleased
प्रीयन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्री (धातु)
FormLat, Present, 3rd, Plural, Atmanepada
मधुसूदनO Madhusudana (Krishna)
मधुसूदन:
TypeNoun
Rootमधुसूदन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कुर्यात्should do
कुर्यात्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
FormVidhi-linga, Optative (potential), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अहरहःday by day, daily
अहरहः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअहरहः
श्राद्धम्śrāddha rite (ancestral offering)
श्राद्धम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्राद्ध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अन्नाद्यम्food and other (offerings)
अन्नाद्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्नाद्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अनुदकेनwith water (as accompaniment/oblation)
अनुदकेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअनुदक
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VāyudevaM
Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)D
Devas (gods)Ś
ŚrāddhaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes