Shloka 31

Genealogy of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Procedure of Śrāddha

Devanagari script

इत्युक्ता सा गणैस्तैस्तु तत्रैवांतरधीयत । साप्यापचारित्रफलं मया यदुदितं पुरा

Transliteration

ityuktā sā gaṇaistaistu tatraivāṃtaradhīyata | sāpyāpacāritraphalaṃ mayā yaduditaṃ purā

Translation

Ainsi apostrophée par ces serviteurs, elle disparut sur-le-champ. Ceci aussi est le fruit de la mauvaise conduite que j’avais auparavant énoncé.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti ( )
• Form: (quotative particle)

• ukt1: having been spoken to / addressed
• ukt1: Kriya-visheshana (Participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac ( )
• Form: (past passive participle/ ), , (Feminine Nominative Singular); agrees with s1

• s1: she
• s1: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad ( )
• Form: , (1st/ ), (Nominative Singular); (pronoun)

• ga 47ai 25: by the groups (attendants)
• ga 47ai 25: Karana (Agent/instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ga 47a ( )
• Form: , (3rd/ ), (Instrumental Plural)

• tai 25: by those
• tai 25: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad ( )
• Form: , (3rd/ ), (Instrumental Plural); agrees with ga 47ai 25

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu ( )
• Form: (particle)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Adverbial location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra ( )
• Form: (adverb of place: "there")

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva ( )
• Form: (particle: emphasis "just/indeed")

• antaradh
  2byata: disappeared/vanished
• antaradh
  2byata: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: antar + dh
  01 ( + )
• Form: (La 45-lak1ra/Imperfect), (3rd/ ), (Singular); (passive/ ); "was made to disappear/vanished"

• s1: she
• s1: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad ( )
• Form: , (1st/ ), (Nominative Singular); (pronoun; repeated for new clause)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api ( )
• Form: (particle: "also/even")

• apac1ritra-phala 43: the result of misconduct
• apac1ritra-phala 43: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apac1ritra + phala ( + )
• Form: , (2nd/ ), (Accusative Singular); "fruit/result of misconduct"

• may1: by me
• may1: Karana (Agent in passive/Instrumental of agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad ( )
• Form: , (3rd/ ), (Instrumental Singular); (1st person pronoun)

• yat: which/that
• yat: Sambandha (Relative pronoun link)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad ( )
• Form: , (1st/2nd/ ), (Neuter Singular); relative pronoun referring to apac1ritra-phala 43

• uditam: said/uttered
• uditam: Kriya-visheshana (Participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud + vad ( + )
• Form: (past passive participle), , (Neuter Nominative/Accusative Singular); agrees with yat

• pur1: formerly
• pur1: K1la-adhikarana (Temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pur1 ( )
• Form: (adverb of time: "formerly/earlier")

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (context-dependent within Adhyaya 9)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ityukt1 47 iti + ukt1; ga47aistaistu 47 ga47ai25 + tai25 + tu; tatraiv143taradh
2byata 47 tatra + eva + antaradh
2byata; s1py1pac1ritra- 47 s1 + api + apac1ritra-; yadudita43 47 yat + uditam.

FAQs

What does this verse teach about karmic consequences (karmaphala)?

It states that improper conduct (apacāritra) yields a definite result, presented here as an immediate consequence within the narrative.

Who is speaking in this verse?

The verse itself does not name the speaker; it appears as a narrator’s remark within the ongoing dialogue of Adhyaya 9, so the speaker must be confirmed from surrounding verses.

What is the ethical lesson conveyed by the disappearance (antaradhīyata)?

The disappearance functions as a narrative sign of moral causality: actions and character have consequences, sometimes shown abruptly to underscore accountability.