Shloka 9

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

Sanskrit

श्यामाकराजश्यामाकौ तद्वच्चैव प्रसातिकाः ।

नीवाराः पौष्कलाश्चैव धान्यानां पितृतृप्तये ॥

Transliteration

śyāmākarājaśyāmākau tadvac caiva prasātikāḥ / nīvārāḥ pauṣkalāś caiva dhānyānāṃ pitṛtṛptaye

Translation

Śyāmāka dan rājaśyāmāka, demikian juga prasātikā; nīvāra dan pauṣkala pula—bijirin ini dipuji untuk mendatangkan kepuasan bagi para Pitṛ (leluhur).

Word by Word

• श्यामाकराजश्यामाकौ: Śyāmāka-rāja and Śyāmāka (two kinds of grains)
• श्यामाकराजश्यामाकौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्यामाक + राज + श्यामाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (श्यामाकराजः च श्यामाकः च)

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय/तद्धित-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, तुल्यतावाचक (in the same way)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• प्रसातिकाः: prasātikā-grains (a variety)
• प्रसातिकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसातिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• नीवाराः: wild rice (nīvāra)
• नीवाराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पौष्कलाः: pauṣkala-grains (a variety)
• पौष्कलाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौष्कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• धान्यानाम्: of grains/cereals
• धान्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; genitive of class

• पितृतृप्तये: for the satisfaction of the ancestors
• पितृतृप्तये: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पितॄणां तृप्तिः)

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
• Food prescriptions

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse emphasizes purity and suitability of staple foods in ancestral rites, reflecting a dharmic concern for offering what is wholesome, traditional, and ritually approved.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

A dharma-ācāra insert; not directly Pancalakṣaṇa.

What is the esoteric significance?

Grains represent ‘sustenance’ in its most archetypal form; offering particular dhānyas symbolizes stabilizing the ancestral line through orderly nourishment and continuity.