Shloka 30

Prāyaścitta and Contextual Non-Culpability (प्रायश्चित्त-निमित्त-अदोषवाद)

Devanagari script

स्त्रियस्त्वाशड्किता: पापा नोपगम्या विजानता । रजसा ता विशुध्यन्ते भस्मना भाजनं यथा

Transliteration

striyastvāśaṅkitāḥ pāpā nopagamyā vijānatā | rajasā tā viśudhyante bhasmanā bhājanaṃ yathā ||

Translation

Vyāsa said: Women who are suspected (of impropriety) and sinful should not be approached by one who understands what is right. They become purified through their monthly flow, just as a vessel is cleansed by ashes.

Word by Word

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• आशङ्किताः: suspected/doubted
• आशङ्किताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-शङ्कित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• पापाः: sinful/impure
• पापाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• उपगम्याः: to be approached/fit to be approached
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-गम्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• विजानता: by one who knows/understands
• विजानता: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञा
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• रजसा: by dust/with dust
• रजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• ताः: them/those (women)
• ताः: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• विशुध्यन्ते: become purified/are cleansed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-शुध्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• भस्मना: by ash/with ash
• भस्मना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भाजनम्: a vessel/pot
• भाजनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाजन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as/just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• women (striyaḥ)
• ashes (bhasman)
• vessel (bhājana)