Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 101 Shloka 52 - Mahabharata | Lao | Vedapath

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Shloka 52

Devanagari script

हविषा प्रथम: कल्पो द्वितीयश्नौषधीरसै: । वसामेदो<5स्थिनियर्सिर्न कार्य: पुष्टिमिच्छता

Transliteration

haviṣā prathamaḥ kalpo dvitīyaś cauṣadhīrasaiḥ | vasāmedo'sthiniryāsair na kāryaḥ puṣṭim icchatā ||

Translation

ສຸກຣະໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: “ການຖວາຍຕະກຽງທີ່ຈຸດດ້ວຍນ້ຳມັນເນີຍ (ghee) ແມ່ນວິທີທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດ. ວິທີທີສອງ ແມ່ນຈຸດດ້ວຍນ້ຳມັນທີ່ບີບອອກຈາກພືດຢາ—ເຊັ່ນ ນ້ຳມັນງາ, ນ້ຳມັນຜັກກາດ ແລະອື່ນໆ. ແຕ່ຜູ້ທີ່ປາດຖະໜາຄວາມຜາສຸກ ແລະການບຳລຸງຮ່າງກາຍຂອງຕົນ ບໍ່ຄວນຈຸດຕະກຽງດ້ວຍນ້ຳມັນທີ່ສະກັດຈາກໄຂມັນ, ໄຂກະດູກ (marrow), ຫຼືສານຈາກກະດູກເດັດຂາດ.”

Word by Word

हविषाwith oblation (ghee etc.)

प्रथमःfirst

कल्पःmethod/grade (mode)

द्वितीयःsecond

औषधीरसैःwith the juices/extracts of herbs (i.e., plant oils)

वसाfat

मेदःmarrow/grease

अस्थिनिर्यसिःbone-exudate (oil/essence extracted from bones)

नnot

कार्यःto be done/should be done

पुष्टिम्nourishment/strength

इच्छताby (one) desiring

Speaker

शुक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śukra

dīpa (lamp)

havis (ghee)

auṣadhī-rasa (herbal/plant extracts)

tila (sesame)

sarṣapa (mustard)

vasā (fat)

medas (marrow/fat)

asthi (bone)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse ranks forms of lamp-offering by purity: ghee is best, plant oils are next, and using substances derived from bodily fat/marrow/bone is discouraged—especially for one seeking personal health—highlighting ritual propriety and ethical restraint in acts of charity.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma and gifts, Śukra gives a prescriptive guideline about dīpa-dāna (lamp-giving), specifying which fuels are commendable and which should be avoided.