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Shloka 10

Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment

दुष्टान्नामिषपानं च यदन्योन्यविरोधि च । गुरु चाप्यमितं भुद्धक्ते नातिजीर्णेडपि वा पुन:

duṣṭān nāmiṣapānaṃ ca yad anyonyavirodhi ca | guru cāpy amitaṃ bhunkte nātijīrṇe ’pi vā punaḥ ||

അവൻ ദുഷിതമായ അന്നപാനം, മാംസം, മദ്യപാനം എന്നിവയും സ്വീകരിക്കുന്നു; പരസ്പരം വിരുദ്ധഗുണമുള്ള വസ്തുക്കളെയും ഒരുമിച്ച് കഴിക്കുന്നു. ചിലപ്പോൾ ഗുരുവായ ആഹാരം അത്യധികമായി കഴിക്കും; ചിലപ്പോൾ മുൻപ് കഴിച്ചതും ജീർണ്ണിക്കുമുമ്പേ വീണ്ടും ഭക്ഷിക്കും.

दुष्टात्from what is bad/impure
दुष्टात्:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rootदुष्ट (दुष् + क्त)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
नामindeed/for instance
नाम:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम
आमिषmeat/flesh
आमिष:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआमिष
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पानम्drinking/drink
पानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपान
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यत्which/that (thing)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अन्योन्यmutual/with each other
अन्योन्य:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्योन्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
विरोधिcontradictory/incompatible
विरोधि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविरोधिन्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
गुरुheavy (to digest)
गुरु:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगुरु
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अमितम्immeasurable/excessive
अमितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअमित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भुङ्क्तेeats/consumes
भुङ्क्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अतिजीर्णेwhen (the previous food is) not fully digested
अतिजीर्णे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिजीर्ण (अति + जीर्ण)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः

सिद्ध उवाच

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Educational Q&A

The verse criticizes lack of restraint and discernment in consumption—taking impure items, mixing incompatible foods, overeating heavy meals, and eating again before digestion. Ethically, it points to self-control (dama) and mindful conduct (ācāra) as supports of dharma.

A Siddha is describing a person’s undisciplined habits, especially regarding food and drink, as part of a broader moral evaluation. The focus is on observable conduct that reveals inner disorder and ethical negligence.