Shloka 2

Adhyaya 35 — Sins and Their Remedies

Sanskrit

अस्नेहाश्चापि गोधूमयवगोरसविक्रियाः । शशकः कच्छपो गोधा श्वावित् खड्गोऽथ पुत्रक ॥

Transliteration

asnehāścāpi godhūmayavagorasavikriyāḥ | śaśakaḥ kacchapo godhā śvāvit khaḍgo 'tha putraka ||

Translation

તે જ રીતે ઘી/તેલ વિના બનેલા ઘઉં અને જવના પદાર્થો તથા ગાયના દૂધથી બનેલા પદાર્થો પણ વર્જ્ય છે. હે પુત્ર, સસલું, કાચબો, ગોધા (ઇગ્વાના), સજારુ અને ગેંડો પણ ટાળવા યોગ્ય છે.

Word by Word

• a-snehāḥ: without fat/oil (non-fatty)
• a-snehāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + sneha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• go-dhūma-yava-go-rasa-vikriyāḥ: preparations/products of wheat, barley, and cow’s milk
• go-dhūma-yava-go-rasa-vikriyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक) + dhūma (प्रातिपदिक) + yava (प्रातिपदिक) + go-rasa (प्रातिपदिक) + vikriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• śaśakaḥ: hare/rabbit
• śaśakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• kacchapaḥ: tortoise
• kacchapaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kacchapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• godhā: iguana/monitor lizard
• godhā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: godhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• śvāvit: porcupine
• śvāvit: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śvāvit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• khaḍgaḥ: rhinoceros
• khaḍgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaḍga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• atha: and/then
• atha: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: and/then)

• putraka: O dear son
• putraka: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

Speakers

• Madālasā to Alarka

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "dharma", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Dietary prohibitions
• Purity codes
• Sadācāra

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The passage reflects a normative purity/discipline code: certain animals and certain kinds of preparations are marked as unsuitable, emphasizing restraint and conformity to prescribed conduct.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Not pañcalakṣaṇa proper; it is dharma-śāstra-like guidance incorporated into purāṇic instruction.

What is the esoteric significance?

Symbolically, abstentions can be read as training the will (icchā-śakti) to not follow impulse, aligning the embodied life with a chosen dharmic order.