Shloka 21

Adhyaya 30 — Madālasā’s Instruction on Household Duties and Naimittika–Śrāddha Rites

Sanskrit

कुर्युर्मातामहायैवं पुत्रिकास्तनयास्तथा ।

द्व्यामुष्यायणसंज्ञास्तु मातामहपितामहान् ॥

Transliteration

kuryur mātāmahāyaivaṃ putrikāstanayās tathā |

dvyāmuṣyāyaṇasaṃjñās tu mātāmahapitāmahān ||

Translation

Ainsi, les fils d’une fille désignée (putrikā) doivent accomplir les rites également pour leur grand-père maternel. Ceux qu’on appelle dvyāmuṣyāyaṇa, appartenant aux deux lignées, (accomplissent les rites) pour le grand-père maternel et pour le grand-père paternel.

Word by Word

• कुर्युः: should do
• कुर्युः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मातामहाय: for the maternal grandfather
• मातामहाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this manner)

• पुत्रिकाः: daughters (appointed as putrikā)
• पुत्रिकाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• तनयाः: sons
• तनयाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (likewise/also)

• द्वि-आमुष्यायण-संज्ञाः: called dvyāmuṣyāyaṇa
• द्वि-आमुष्यायण-संज्ञाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक) + आमुष्यायण (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (having the designation ‘dvyāmuṣyāyaṇa’)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक/विरोधार्थक

• मातामह-पितामहान्: maternal grandfathers and paternal grandfathers (ancestors)
• मातामह-पितामहान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातामह (प्रातिपदिक) + पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास

Speakers

• Didactic ritual instruction (speaker not explicit in excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dharma
• Pitri Puja
• Śrāddha-vidhi
• Lineage law (putrikā, dual affiliation)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Ritual duty follows recognized kinship institutions (like putrikā and dual-line affiliation), ensuring that elders receive offerings even when family structure is atypical.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ancillary dharma/ācāra instruction.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Dual-line’ performance suggests that merit and remembrance can be ‘addressed’ to multiple ancestral streams; dharma is portrayed as adaptable to preserve continuity of offerings.