Shloka 42

उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit

Angiras Teaching

Devanagari script

अहिंसानिरतो नित्यं सत्यवाग विजितेन्द्रिय: । वाजपेयस्य यज्ञस्य स फलं समुपाश्षुते

Transliteration

ahiṃsā-nirato nityaṃ satyavāg vijitendriyaḥ | vājapeyasya yajñasya sa phalaṃ samupāśnute ||

Translation

Aṅgiras berkata: “Sesiapa yang sentiasa berpegang pada ahiṃsā (tidak mencederakan), berkata benar, dan menaklukkan pancaindera—dialah yang memperoleh buah yang sama seperti korban suci Vājapeya.”

Word by Word

• अहिंसा-निरतः: one devoted to non-violence
• अहिंसा-निरतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहिंसा + निरत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• सत्य-वाक्: truth-speaking
• सत्य-वाक्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य + वाच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विजित-इन्द्रियः: one who has conquered (his) senses
• विजित-इन्द्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजित + इन्द्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वाजपेयस्य: of the Vājapeya
• वाजपेयस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजपेय
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• यज्ञस्य: of the sacrifice
• यज्ञस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समुपाश्नुते: attains/obtains fully
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उप + अश्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

अंगियरा उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgirā (Angiras)
• Vājapeya-yajña