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Shloka 109

Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method

विघसं चान्यदुच्छिष्टं पाकार्थं च परस्य च । न स्थातव्यं न गंतव्यं क्षणमप्यसता सह

vighasaṃ cānyaducchiṣṭaṃ pākārthaṃ ca parasya ca | na sthātavyaṃ na gaṃtavyaṃ kṣaṇamapyasatā saha

ವಿಘಸ (ಉಚ್ಛಿಷ್ಟ), ಇತರ ಉಳಿದ ಆಹಾರ, ಅಡುಗೆಕಾರ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಆದರೂ—ದುಷ್ಟನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕ್ಷಣಮಾತ್ರವೂ ನಿಲ್ಲಬಾರದು, ಅವನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಬಾರದು.

विघसम्leftover food (after eating)
विघसम्:
कर्म (Karma)
TypeNoun
Rootविघस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
and
:
सम्बन्ध (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
अन्यत्-उच्छिष्टम्another’s leftovers
अन्यत्-उच्छिष्टम्:
कर्म (Karma)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्यत् (प्रातिपदिक) + उच्छिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘अन्यत् उच्छिष्टम्’ (other’s leavings)
पाक-अर्थम्for cooking (purpose)
पाक-अर्थम्:
प्रयोजन (Prayojana/Purpose)
TypeNoun
Rootपाक (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-भाव): ‘पाकाय/पाकस्य अर्थः’
and
:
सम्बन्ध (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय
परस्यof another/person
परस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन
and
:
सम्बन्ध (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय
not
:
सम्बन्ध (Negation marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय
स्थातव्यम्should not stay/stand
स्थातव्यम्:
क्रिया (Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
Formकृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोग: ‘स्थातव्यम्’ = should stand/remain
not
:
सम्बन्ध (Negation marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय
गन्तव्यम्should not go
गन्तव्यम्:
क्रिया (Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
Formकृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘गन्तव्यम्’ = should go
क्षणम्for a moment
क्षणम्:
कालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa/Temporal)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; काल-अवधि (time-extent)
अपिeven
अपि:
सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (particle: even/also)
असताwith a wicked person
असता:
सहकारक (Sahakāraka/Instrumental with saha)
TypeNoun
Rootअसत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन
सहwith
सह:
सम्बन्ध (Association marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (अव्यय)
Formसह-अव्यय (postposition: with)

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Concept: Saṅga (company) shapes character; avoid the wicked even briefly, especially in contexts of food/impurity and transactional motives.

Application: Be selective about company, especially around meals, gossip, and ‘using others’ for convenience; keep boundaries that protect your values.

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A quiet hermitage dining area: a disciplined seeker steps back from a shadowy figure offering leftover food and dubious errands. In the background, a small Viṣṇu shrine glows, suggesting inner purity protected by wise distance.","primary_figures":["a sādhaka (wise householder or ascetic)","a ‘durjana’ (wicked person)","a small Viṣṇu mūrti or śālagrāma on an altar"],"setting":"forest āśrama courtyard with a simple kitchen hearth, leaf-plates, water pot, and a modest altar","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["smoke gray","saffron ochre","lamp-gold","deep indigo","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a composed sādhaka with folded hands stands near a small Viṣṇu shrine (gold leaf halo, ornate arch), turning away from a dark-clad man holding a leaf-plate of leftovers; rich reds and greens, gold leaf embellishment on the shrine and ornaments, traditional South Indian iconography, patterned floor, subtle kitchen vessels.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate brushwork shows an āśrama courtyard with a small altar; the seeker gently steps aside from a dubious visitor offering remnants; cool natural palette, refined faces, lyrical trees and distant hills, fine textile patterns.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines depict the seeker near a glowing Viṣṇu lamp, rejecting the approach of a shadowy figure with leftover food; natural pigments, temple-wall aesthetic, stylized eyes, red/yellow/green dominance with black contours.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central small Viṣṇu shrine framed by lotus borders; a devotee maintains purity by stepping away from a dark figure; intricate floral motifs, deep blues and gold, decorative cows/peacocks subtly in margins to evoke devotional atmosphere."}

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["soft temple bells","low drone (tanpura)","crackling hearth","evening silence"]}

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चान्यदुच्छिष्टम् = च + अन्यत्-उच्छिष्टम्; गंतव्यं = गन्तव्यम्; क्षणमप्यसता = क्षणम् + अपि + असता.

FAQs

It teaches strict avoidance of association with immoral or deceitful people—do not keep company with them or join them even briefly, regardless of practical reasons.

Both refer to food-remnants/leftovers; the verse uses them as examples of everyday pretexts that should not justify keeping company with a wicked person.

This specific verse is primarily a dharma/ethical instruction (sadācāra) rather than a creation narrative; it supports spiritual life indirectly by emphasizing purity of company (saṅga).