Shloka 13

Adhyaya 31 — Naimittika and Related Śrāddha Rites: Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Eligibility, Timing, and Procedure

Sanskrit

भुक्त्वा चाचामतां यच्च जलं यच्चाङ्घ्रिसेचने ।

ब्राह्मणानां तथैवान्ये तेन तृप्तिं प्रयान्ति वै ॥

Transliteration

bhuktvā cācāmatāṃ yac ca jalaṃ yac cāṅghrisecane / brāhmaṇānāṃ tathaivānye tena tṛptiṃ prayānti vai

Translation

L’eau dont les brāhmaṇa se servent pour l’ācamana (gorgée rituelle) après le repas, et l’eau employée pour laver leurs pieds—par cela, d’autres aussi obtiennent véritablement satisfaction.

Word by Word

• भुक्त्वा: having eaten
• भुक्त्वा: पूर्वकाल (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial of prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), धातु: भुज्, अर्थ: ‘भुक्त्वा’ = having eaten

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

• आचामताम्: of those who perform ācamana (ritual sipping)
• आचामताम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘आचामत्’ = one who sips (ritually)

• यत्: which
• यत्: सम्बन्ध/अन्वय (relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक relative pronoun

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

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: कर्म (कर्म/Patient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: सम्बन्ध/अन्वय (relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; relative pronoun

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

• अङ्घ्रि-सेचने: in (the act of) washing the feet
• अङ्घ्रि-सेचने: अधिकरण (सप्तमी/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्घ्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + सेचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: अङ्घ्रेः सेचनम् = foot-washing

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: अवधारण (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: कर्ता (कर्तृ/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: करण (तृतीया/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by that/thereby’

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction
• तृप्तिम्: कर्म (object of ‘attain’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रयान्ति: attain/go to
• प्रयान्ति: क्रिया (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: अवधारण/निश्चय (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक/खलु-अर्थे particle

Speakers

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Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Śrāddha
• Hospitality to brāhmaṇas
• Ucchiṣṭa as ritually potent
• Dharma

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Honoring guests and feeding qualified recipients is not isolated merit; even ancillary ritual waters are treated as carriers of benefit to unseen beneficiaries, reinforcing meticulousness and reverence.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Dharma/Ācāra; illustrates the Purāṇic ethic of dāna and śrāddha as sustaining cosmic-social reciprocity.

What is the esoteric significance?

Ācamana and foot-washing water signify purification at mouth and feet (speech/intake and conduct/path); their ‘used’ water becomes sanctified residue that can transmit subtle upliftment.