Shloka 17

Adhyaya 29 — Dama and Moksha

Sanskrit

ब्रह्मणे गृहमध्ये तु विश्वेदेवेभ्य एव च ।

धन्वन्तरिं समुद्दिश्य प्रागुदीच्यां बलिं क्षिपेत् ॥

Transliteration

brahmaṇe gṛhamadhye tu viśvedevebhya eva ca | dhanvantariṃ samuddiśya prāgudīcyāṃ baliṃ kṣipet ||

Translation

Hendaklah diletakkan satu bali di tengah rumah untuk Brahmā dan juga bagi Viśvedevas; dan dengan menyebut Dhanvantari, hendaklah seseorang melontar/menabur satu bali ke arah timur laut.

Word by Word

• brahmaṇe: to Brahman / for Brahmā (context-dependent)
• brahmaṇe: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)

• gṛha-madhye: in the middle of the house
• gṛha-madhye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘in the middle of the house’; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but / indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (विरोध/विशेषणार्थक अव्यय)

• viśve-devebhyaḥ: to the Viśvedevas
• viśve-devebhyaḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘all-gods’ (Viśvedevas); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• dhanvantariṃ: Dhanvantari
• dhanvantariṃ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanvantari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• samuddiśya: having addressed / intending
• samuddiśya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ud-diś (धातु) → samuddiśya (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), indeclinable (अव्यय)

• prāk-udīcyām: in the north-east
• prāk-udīcyām: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāk (अव्यय) + udīcī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) directional: ‘in the north-eastern direction’; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• balim: offering (bali)
• balim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṣipet: should place / should throw
• kṣipet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣip (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/Optative), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speakers

• Instructional dialogue (elder to disciple/‘son’)

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Brahmā
• Viśvedevas
• Dhanvantari

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Bali-vidhi
• Directional ritual
• Household sacral space

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The home is treated as a ritual microcosm: offerings are distributed with intention and spatial order, turning domestic life into a disciplined, beneficent sacred economy.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Dharma-upadeśa: household ritual procedure.

What is the esoteric significance?

Directional placement symbolizes aligning the body-house with cosmic directions; invoking Dhanvantari in the northeast emphasizes health and auspiciousness as integral to dharma.