Shloka 5

Adhyaya 32 — Rules for Parvana Śrāddha: Foods that Please the Ancestors and Items to Avoid

Sanskrit

करोति तृप्तिं नव वै रुरोर्मांसं न संशयः ।

गवयस्यामिषं तृप्तिं करोति दशमासिकीम् ॥

Transliteration

karoti tṛptiṃ nava vai ruror māṃsaṃ na saṃśayaḥ / gavayasyāmiṣaṃ tṛptiṃ karoti daśamāsikīm

Translation

Daging rusa ruru benar-benar menghasilkan kepuasan bagi para Pitṛ selama sembilan bulan. Daging gavaya menghasilkan kepuasan selama sepuluh bulan.

Word by Word

• करोति: makes/causes
• करोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नव: nine
• नव: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; अत्र कालपरिमाणं (नव मासान्) सूचयति (ellipsis)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed)

• रुरोः: of the ruru-deer
• रुरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मांसम्: meat
• मांसम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गवयस्य: of the gayal/wild ox
• गवयस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गवय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आमिषम्: meat/flesh
• आमिषम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करोति: causes
• करोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• दशमासिकीम्: (giving satisfaction) for ten months
• दशमासिकीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश + मासिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘दशमासिकी’ = दश मासान् यावत् (lasting ten months)

Speakers

• Dharmic instruction within the Markandeya Purana’s didactic discourse (speaker not explicit in the provided extract)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dharma
• Śrāddha
• Pitṛ-pūjā
• Ritual efficacy

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Ritual action is presented as measurable in effect (here, in months). This supports the Purāṇic ethic of ‘right offering at the right rite’—a structured approach to honoring lineage and gratitude.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

It is dharma-oriented instruction rather than a core Pancalakṣaṇa element; it functions as practical teaching within the Purāṇic compendium.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ruru and gavaya, as forest-dwellers, can symbolize ‘āraṇya’ potency—offerings sourced from the wild are imagined as concentrated, hence assigned longer ‘tṛpti’ spans.