Shloka 25

Adhyaya 35 — Madālasa’s Instruction on Purity, Impurity, and Corrective Rites (Śauca and Aśauca)

Sanskrit

स्पृष्टानामप्यसंसर्गैर्विरथ्याकर्दमाम्भसाम् ।

पक्वेष्टरचितानाञ्च मेध्यता वायुसङ्गमात् ॥

Transliteration

spṛṣṭānām apy asaṃsargair virathyā-kardamāmbhasām | pakveṣṭa-racitānāñ ca medhyatā vāyu-saṅgamāt ||

Translation

Aun en las cosas ya tocadas, si no hay nuevo contacto con la impureza—y en las cosas afectadas por el agua de la calle y el lodo—y en los arreglos de comida cocida hechos con intención recta, la pureza se obtiene por el contacto del viento.

Word by Word

• स्पृष्टानाम्: of those that have been touched
• स्पृष्टानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु) → स्पृष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), concessive/emphatic

• असंसर्गैः: by non-contact/without contact
• असंसर्गैः: करण (तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-संसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; negated noun (a- prefix)

• विरथ्या: of the street/road
• विरथ्या: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि-रथ्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• कर्दम: of mud
• कर्दम: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• अम्भसाम्: of waters
• अम्भसाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्भस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• पक्व: when cooked/in the cooked state
• पक्व: अधिकरण (सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पच् (धातु) → पक्व (कृदन्त/विशेषण)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP used adjectivally), Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; used with इष्ट

• इष्ट: in the food/oblation
• इष्ट: अधिकरण (सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष् (धातु) → इष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) used as noun, Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in the offering/food’

• रचितानाम्: of those prepared/made
• रचितानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रच् (धातु) → रचित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मेध्यता: purity/fitness for ritual
• मेध्यता: कर्ता (प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेध्यता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• वायु: of air
• वायु: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (in compound)

• सङ्गमात्: from contact/association
• सङ्गमात्: अपादान (पञ्चमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

Speakers

• Dharma-instructional narration within the Purāṇic discourse (speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dharma
• Śauca (purity)
• Wind as purifier
• Food purity

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purity is recoverable: if one prevents further contamination and allows natural purification (airing), everyday items and even food-contexts can return to fitness, supporting sustainable household practice.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra/dharma instruction.

What is the esoteric significance?

The emphasis on ‘non-association’ (asaṃsarga) points inward: avoiding further entanglement with defiling tendencies is itself a purifier, and vāyu signifies the subtle current that clears residual traces.