Shloka 326

Prāyaścitta-vidhāna: Tapas, Dāna, Vrata, and Proportional Expiation (प्रायश्चित्तविधानम्)

Devanagari script

सक्तधानाकरम्भाणां नोपभोग्याश्रिरस्थिता: । “इसी प्रकार जो पदार्थ आटे

Transliteration

saktadhānākarambhāṇāṁ nopabhogyāśrirasthitāḥ

Translation

Vyāsa enseigne une règle de vie disciplinée : les aliments devenus rances, gâtés ou dégradés—tels que des préparations à base de farine, de jus de canne, de légumes verts ou de lait laissées trop longtemps—ne doivent pas être consommés. L’accent éthique porte sur la pureté, la retenue et le refus des excès qui nuisent à la santé et à la clarté de l’esprit.

Word by Word

• सक्तधानाकरम्भाणाम्: of saktu (parched flour/meal), grains, and karambha (gruel/porridge)
• सक्तधानाकरम्भाणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सक्त-धान-करम्भ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• उपभोग्या: fit to be consumed/enjoyed
• उपभोग्या: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपभोग्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• आश्रिः: prosperity/benefit (i.e., wholesome good)
• आश्रिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अवस्थिता: is present/abides
• अवस्थिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवस्थित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• saktu (sattu/parched flour)
• dhāna (parched grain/roasted barley)
• karambha (curd-mixed grain preparation)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Maintain purity and self-restraint in diet: avoid stale, spoiled, or degraded foods, since disciplined eating supports health, clarity, and dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s instruction on right conduct, Vyāsa lays down practical rules of living, here specifying which kinds of food preparations become unfit when spoiled or left too long.