Shloka 7

Adhyaya 32 — Rules for Parvana Śrāddha: Foods that Please the Ancestors and Items to Avoid

Sanskrit

वाद्ह्रीणसामिषं लौहं कालशाकं तथा मधु ।

दौहित्रामिषमन्यच्च यच्चान्यत् स्वकुलोद्भवैः ॥

Transliteration

vādhrīṇasāmiṣaṃ lauhaṃ kālaśākaṃ tathā madhu / dauhitrāmiṣam anyac ca yac cānyat svakulodbhavaiḥ

Translation

La chair du vādhrīṇa, ainsi que (celle de) lauha, le kālaśāka (légume à feuilles sombres) et le miel ; et aussi (la chair) du fils de la fille (dauhitra) et d’autres choses encore—tout ce qui est produit au sein de sa propre lignée—sont mentionnés dans ce contexte de la satisfaction des Pitṛ.

Word by Word

• वाद्ह्रीणसः: of the vādhrīṇasa (an animal, species uncertain)
• वाद्ह्रीणसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाद्ह्रीणस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (प्राणीविशेषस्य)

• आमिषम्: meat/flesh
• आमिषम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लौहम्: iron (or something made of iron)
• लौहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लौह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘लौह’ = लोहमय/लोहेन सम्बन्धि

• कालशाकम्: black/dark leafy vegetable
• कालशाकम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल + शाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कालं शाकम्/‘dark/black vegetable’)

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

• मधु: honey
• मधु: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दौहित्र-आमिषम्: meat of a daughter's son (grandson) (contextual/ritual term)
• दौहित्र-आमिषम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौहित्र + आमिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दौहित्रस्य आमिषम्)

• अन्यत्: other
• अन्यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• यत्: whatever/that which
• यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• अन्यत्: anything else
• अन्यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्वकुलोद्भवैः: by those born in one’s own family/lineage
• स्वकुलोद्भवैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + कुल + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वकुलात् उद्भवाः)

Speakers

• Dharmic instruction within the Markandeya Purana’s didactic discourse (speaker not explicit in the provided extract)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dharma
• Śrāddha
• Pitṛ-pūjā
• Ritual substances (dravya)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse broadens the śrāddha discourse beyond common staples, emphasizing that lineage-relations (like the dauhitra connection) and specific dravyas are ritually significant in Purāṇic social-ethics.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ancillary dharma/ācāra guidance, not one of the five defining Purāṇic topics, but typical of Purāṇic encyclopedic instruction.

What is the esoteric significance?

Mention of dauhitra highlights the subtle ‘return-flow’ of lineage merit across branches of family. Items like honey/greens can symbolize sweetness and vitality offered to the ancestral subtle body (piṇḍa/tarpaṇa economy).