Shloka 165

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

कारयेत्संहतानुच्चान्यथाशोभं विधानतः । वेष्टयेच्छुक्लवासोभिरिक्षुदंडफलादिकैः

Transliteration

kārayetsaṃhatānuccānyathāśobhaṃ vidhānataḥ | veṣṭayecchuklavāsobhirikṣudaṃḍaphalādikaiḥ

Translation

വിധിപ്രകാരം ശോഭയ്ക്കനുസരിച്ച് അവയെ കട്ടിയുള്ളതും ഉയരമുള്ളതുമായതായി നിർമ്മിപ്പിക്കണം. പിന്നെ ശ്വേതവസ്ത്രങ്ങളാൽ, കരിമ്പുതണ്ടുകൾ, ഫലങ്ങൾ മുതലായവയോടുകൂടി അവയെ പൊതിയണം.

Word by Word

• कारयेत्: should have (them) made
• कारयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच् (causative): “should cause to be made”

• संहतान्: compact/closely packed
• संहतान्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-हन् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘संहत’ as adjective; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• उच्चान्: high/tall
• उच्चान्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• यथा-शोभम्: as is fittingly beautiful / suitably
• यथा-शोभम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + शोभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial)

• विधानतः: according to the prescribed method
• विधानतः: Hetu (हेतु/according to procedure)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (according to rule)

• वेष्टयेत्: should wrap
• वेष्टयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वेष्ट् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शुक्ल-वासोभिः: with white cloths
• शुक्ल-वासोभिः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + वासस्/वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (white cloths)

• इक्षु-दण्ड-फल-आदिकैः: with sugarcane-stalks, fruits, and the like
• इक्षु-दण्ड-फल-आदिकैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्षु (प्रातिपदिक) + दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः with ‘आदि’ (and the like)

Speaker

Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: कारयेत्संहतानुच्चान् = कारयेत् संहतान् उच्चान्; यथाशोभम् = यथा-शोभम् (अव्ययीभाव); वेष्टयेच्छुक्लवासोभिः = वेष्टयेत् शुक्ल-वासोभिः; इक्षुदंडफलादिकैः = इक्षु-दण्ड-फल-आदिकैः.

FAQs

What kind of practice does this verse describe?

It gives procedural instructions for preparing and adorning ritual items—making them appropriately formed and then wrapping and accompanying them with auspicious materials like white cloth, sugarcane, and fruits.

Why are white cloth and items like sugarcane and fruits mentioned?

White cloth commonly signifies purity and auspiciousness in ritual contexts, while sugarcane and fruits function as auspicious accompaniments/offerings, indicating abundance and sanctity in ceremonial preparation.

What is the ethical or spiritual emphasis implied by this verse?

The emphasis is on performing religious acts carefully and according to proper injunctions (vidhānataḥ), highlighting discipline, reverence, and aesthetic propriety in worship and giving.