Shloka 8

Teaching of Karma-yoga

Student Conduct, Vedic Study, and Gāyatrī Supremacy

Devanagari script

उदकुंभं कुशान्पुष्पं समिधोऽस्याहरेत्सदा । मार्जनं लेपनं नित्यमंगानां वै समाचरेत्

Transliteration

udakuṃbhaṃ kuśānpuṣpaṃ samidho'syāharetsadā | mārjanaṃ lepanaṃ nityamaṃgānāṃ vai samācaret

Translation

常に水壺とクシャ草と花と薪を師のために運び、またその御身の肢体を清め、香油を塗って整える務めを怠らない。

Word by Word

• उदकुम्भम्: a water-pot
• उदकुम्भम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक- कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उदकस्य कुम्भः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुशान्: kuśa-grass (blades)
• कुशान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पुष्पम्: a flower
• पुष्पम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समिधः: firewood sticks (for offering)
• समिधः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समिध् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Vedic/epic alternation; expected समिधः/समिधः as acc. pl.)

• अस्य: for him / of him
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आहरेत्: should bring
• आहरेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सदा: always
• सदा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (adverb of time: 'always')

• मार्जनम्: cleaning, sweeping
• मार्जनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लेपनम्: smearing/plastering
• लेपनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नित्यम्: constantly
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (accusative used adverbially), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'constantly')

• अङ्गानाम्: of the limbs (of the body)
• अङ्गानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphatic/assuring particle)

• समाचरेत्: should practice/perform
• समाचरेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ√चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Not specified in the provided excerpt (context required from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: समिधः + अस्य → समिधोऽस्य; आहरेत् + सदा → आहरेत्सदा

FAQs

What ritual items are prescribed in this verse?

It prescribes bringing a water-pot (udakumbha), kuśa grass, flowers, and fuel-sticks (samidhaḥ), which are standard supports for pūjā and fire-ritual contexts.

What do “mārjana” and “lepana” imply here?

Mārjana indicates cleansing or wiping (a purificatory act), and lepana indicates anointing/smearing with unguents—together expressing regular bodily care as part of disciplined service.

Is this verse about bhakti or about ritual discipline?

Primarily ritual discipline and service (sevā) expressed through daily provision of offerings and acts of purification; in Purāṇic contexts, such disciplined service is often presented as supportive of devotional practice.