Shloka 126

The Greatness of the Ancestors: Ekoddiṣṭa Śrāddha, Āśauca Rules, and Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa

Devanagari script

एवमायुर्धनं विद्यां स्वर्गमोक्षसुखानि च । प्रयच्छंति सुतं राज्यं नृणां तुष्टाः पितामहाः

Transliteration

evamāyurdhanaṃ vidyāṃ svargamokṣasukhāni ca | prayacchaṃti sutaṃ rājyaṃ nṛṇāṃ tuṣṭāḥ pitāmahāḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ തൃപ്തരായ പിതൃകൾ മനുഷ്യർക്കു ദീർഘായുസ്സ്, ധനം, വിദ്യ, സ്വർഗ്ഗ-മോക്ഷസുഖങ്ങൾ, കൂടാതെ പുത്രനും രാജ്യമുമെല്ലാം അനുഗ്രഹമായി നൽകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: “thus/in this way”)

• आयुः: life-span
• आयुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• विद्याम्: knowledge, learning
• विद्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• स्वर्गमोक्षसुखानि: heaven, liberation, and pleasures
• स्वर्गमोक्षसुखानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + मोक्ष + सुख (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Accusative plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative: “heaven, liberation, and pleasures”)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction “and/also”)

• प्रयच्छन्ति: they bestow, grant
• प्रयच्छन्ति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धाातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (they give/bestow)

• सुतम्: a son
• सुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• राज्यम्: kingdom, sovereignty
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• तुष्टाः: pleased, satisfied
• तुष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त; तुष् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural); विशेषण (qualifying the subject)

• पितामहाः: grandfathers/ancestors
• पितामहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial verse within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: एवमायुर्धनं = एवम् + आयुः + धनम् (विसर्ग-सन्धि: आयुः धनम् → आयुर्धनम्). स्वर्गमोक्षसुखानि = स्वर्ग + मोक्ष + सुखानि (द्वन्द्व-समास).

Characters & Entities

• Pitāmahāḥ (forefathers/Pitṛs)

FAQs

What does this verse teach about the role of the Pitṛs (forefathers)?

It presents the Pitṛs as beneficent agents who, when satisfied, can confer both worldly goods (longevity, wealth, learning, sons, kingship) and spiritual attainments (heavenly joy and even liberation).

Does the verse prioritize worldly rewards or liberation (mokṣa)?

It includes both: the list intentionally spans material well-being and ultimate spiritual freedom, implying that ancestral satisfaction supports the full spectrum of human aims.

What ethical lesson is implied by this shloka?

It implies the duty of gratitude and continuity—honoring one’s lineage and performing rightful obligations (such as respectful remembrance and dharmic conduct) is portrayed as a cause of harmony and blessing.