Shloka 18

Adhyaya 35 — Madālasa’s Instruction on Purity, Impurity, and Corrective Rites (Śauca and Aśauca)

Sanskrit

भस्माम्बुभिश्च कांस्यानां शुद्धिः प्लावाद् द्रवस्य च ।

अमेध्याक्तस्य मृत्तोयैर्गन्धापहरणेन च ॥

Transliteration

bhasmāmbubhiś ca kāṃsyānāṃ śuddhiḥ plāvād dravasya ca /

amedhyāktasya mṛt-toyair gandhāpaharaṇena ca //

Translation

Bagi bejana gangsa, penyucian ialah dengan abu dan air; dan bagi cecair, dengan menuang/menyebabkan ia melimpah (plāva). Bagi sesuatu yang disapu kekotoran, (penyucian) ialah dengan tanah liat dan air, serta dengan menghilangkan baunya.

Speakers

• Instructional narrator within Dharma discourse (frame-speaker not explicit in provided excerpt)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Śauca (purity)
• Practical sanitation
• Odor as a marker of defilement