Shloka 104

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

Devanagari script

न स्पृशेत्तां च मेधावी स्पृष्ट्वा स्नानेन शुद्ध्यति । स तया सह केलिं च वर्जयेच्च सदैव हि

Transliteration

na spṛśettāṃ ca medhāvī spṛṣṭvā snānena śuddhyati | sa tayā saha keliṃ ca varjayecca sadaiva hi

Translation

ബുദ്ധിമാനായ ഒരാൾ അവളെ സ്പർശിക്കരുത്; സ്പർശിച്ചാൽ കുളിച്ചു ശുദ്ധനാകണം. അവളുമായിട്ടുള്ള കേളിയും വിനോദവും എപ്പോഴും വർജ്ജിക്കേണ്ടതാണ്.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; negation particle

• spṛśet: should touch
• spṛśet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √spṛś (धातु; स्पर्शे)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; sarvanāma (pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• medhāvī: the wise man
• medhāvī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: medhāvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; agent noun

• spṛṣṭvā: having touched
• spṛṣṭvā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √spṛś (धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-pratyaya (क्त्वा), absolutive (ल्यबन्त/क्त्वान्त), pūrvakāla-kriyā (prior action)

• snānena: by bathing
• snānena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकliṅga (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana; karaṇa

• śuddhyati: becomes purified
• śuddhyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śudh (धातु; शुद्धौ)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ātmanepada

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; pronoun

• tayā: with her
• tayā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; pronoun

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; postposition meaning 'with' (सह)

• kelim: sporting/amorousing
• kelim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keli (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• varjayet: should avoid
• varjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛj (धातु; वर्जने)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• ca: also
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (emphatic continuation)

• sadaiva: always
• sadaiva: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā-eva (अव्यय; सदा + एव)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (नित्यत्व)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (emphasis/ कारणार्थ)

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 49)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: spṛśettāṃ → spṛśet + tām; varjayecca → varjayet + ca; sadaiva → sadā + eva

FAQs

What practice is prescribed if contact has already occurred?

The verse states that purification is achieved through bathing (snāna) after such contact.

What ethical restraint does the verse emphasize?

It advises a wise person to avoid touching and to always refrain from amorous dalliance (keli) with her.

Does this verse discuss a sacred place (tīrtha) or geography?

No. The verse focuses on conduct (ācāra) and purity (śauca), not on tīrtha geography.