Shloka 22

Kārttika-vrata Discipline: Purity Rules, Morning Bath Saṅkalpa, Tilaka Injunctions, and Food Prohibitions

Devanagari script

लशुनं मूलकं शिग्रुं तथैव तुंबिकाफलम् । कपित्थं चैव वृंताकं कूष्मांडं कांस्यभोजनम्

Transliteration

laśunaṃ mūlakaṃ śigruṃ tathaiva tuṃbikāphalam | kapitthaṃ caiva vṛṃtākaṃ kūṣmāṃḍaṃ kāṃsyabhojanam

Translation

Bawang putih, lobak, śigru (moringa), dan buah labu botol; demikian pula wood-apple, terung, kūṣmāṇḍa (labu abu), serta makan dari bejana perunggu—semuanya patut dijauhi.

Word by Word

• लशुनम्: garlic
• लशुनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लशुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object सूची)

• मूलकम्: radish
• मूलकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object सूची)

• शिग्रुम्: moringa (śigru)
• शिग्रुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिग्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object सूची)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः (adverb)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• तुंबिकाफलम्: bottle-gourd fruit
• तुंबिकाफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुंबिका + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म — षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘तुंबिकायाः फलम्’

• कपित्थम्: wood-apple (kapittha)
• कपित्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपित्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object सूची)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed; also
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• वृंताकम्: eggplant (brinjal)
• वृंताकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृंताक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object सूची)

• कूष्मांडम्: ash-gourd/pumpkin
• कूष्मांडम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूष्मांड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object सूची)

• कांस्यभोजनम्: eating in a bronze vessel; bronze-vessel meal
• कांस्यभोजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कांस्य + भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म — तत्पुरुषः: ‘कांस्ये (bronze vessel) भोजनम्’

Speaker

Unspecified (context needed from surrounding verses; likely within a didactic dialogue in Brahma-khaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव (स्वर-सन्धि).

FAQs

What is the main topic of this verse?

It lists specific foods (and a dining practice) that are presented as items to be avoided, as part of a broader discussion of dietary discipline (āhāra-niyama) and purity-related observances.

What does “kāṃsya-bhojanam” mean here?

It literally means “eating (food) from/using bronze vessels.” In this verse it is included among items treated as unsuitable or avoidable within the given observance.

Is this a universal rule for all Hindus in all contexts?

Not necessarily. Such lists are typically tied to a specific vrata (vow), āśrama discipline, ritual context, or sectarian purity code. The exact scope depends on the surrounding passage and the practice being taught.