Shloka 5

Adhyaya 30 — Madālasā’s Instruction on Household Duties and Naimittika–Śrāddha Rites

Sanskrit

पितरश्चात्र सम्पूज्याः ख्याताः नन्दीमुखास्तु ये ।

पिण्डांश्च दधिसंमिश्रान् दद्याद् यवसमन्वितान् ॥

Transliteration

pitaraś cātra sampūjyāḥ khyātā nāndīmukhāstu ye | piṇḍāṃś ca dadhisaṃmiśrān dadyād yavasamanvitān ||

Translation

ಇಲ್ಲಿ ‘ನಂದೀಮುಖ’ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧರಾದ ಪಿತೃಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಧಿವತ್ತಾಗಿ ಪೂಜಿಸಬೇಕು; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಮೊಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಿಶ್ರಿತವಾಗಿದ್ದು ಯವ (ಬಾರ್ಲಿ) ಸಹಿತವಾದ ಪಿಂಡಗಳನ್ನು ಅರ್ಪಿಸಬೇಕು.

Word by Word

• पितरः: the fathers/manes
• पितरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय

• सम्पूज्याः: are to be duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) + य (कृत्)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (पूज्य), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; ‘to be duly worshipped’

• ख्याताः: known (as)
• ख्याताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; ‘known/called’

• नन्दीमुखाः: (those) called Nandīmukhas
• नन्दीमुखाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दी (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (नन्द्याः मुखं/नन्दीमुख-नामकाः)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोध-निपात (but/indeed)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• पिण्डान्: rice-balls (piṇḍas)
• पिण्डान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात

• दधि-संमिश्रान्: mixed with curd
• दधि-संमिश्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक) + संमिश्र (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (दधिना संमिश्राः)

• दद्याद्: one should give
• दद्याद्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यव-समन्वितान्: accompanied with barley
• यव-समन्वितान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यव (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त; सम्+अन्वि/इ)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (यवैः समन्विताः)

Speakers

• Instructional narrator within the Dharma/ritual discourse (speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Pitṛs (Nandīmukha)

Key Themes

• Pitṛ-pūjā
• Śrāddha-vidhi
• Auspicious rites
• Ritual substances

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Auspiciousness is linked with honoring origins: prosperity is sought not by ignoring the dead but by ritually integrating them into family well-being.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ritual-dharma material; tangentially supports vaṃśa (lineage continuity) through prescribed ancestor rites.

What is the esoteric significance?

Curd and barley signify nourishment and continuity (seed/grain); the ‘Nandīmukha’ emphasis suggests a benevolent, blessing-oriented ancestral presence in celebratory contexts.