Shloka 43

The Procedure for the Consecration of a Pond

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रदातव्यमष्टषष्ट्यथवा पुनः । पंचाशद्वाथ षट्त्रिंशत्पंचविंशति वा पुनः

Transliteration

brāhmaṇebhyaḥ pradātavyamaṣṭaṣaṣṭyathavā punaḥ | paṃcāśadvātha ṣaṭtriṃśatpaṃcaviṃśati vā punaḥ

Translation

ဤပူဇော်ဒါနကို ဗြာဟ္မဏများအား ပေးအပ်ရမည်—၆၈ ဦး သို့မဟုတ် ၅၀; သို့မဟုတ် ၃၆; သို့မဟုတ် ထပ်မံ ၂၅ အရေအတွက်ဖြင့် ပေးလှူရမည်။

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), बहुवचन; सम्प्रदान (to recipients)

• प्रदातव्यम्: should be given
• प्रदातव्यम्: Vidhi/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + √दा (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (it should be given)

• अष्ट-षष्टिः: sixty-eight
• अष्ट-षष्टिः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट (संख्या) + षष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (68)

• अथवा: or
• अथवा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (or)

• पुनः: again/alternatively
• पुनः: Kriyavisheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/अनुक्रम (again/alternatively)

• पञ्चाशत्: fifty
• पञ्चाशत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाशत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (50)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (or)

• अथ: and/then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चय (and/then)

• षट्-त्रिंशत्: thirty-six
• षट्-त्रिंशत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या) + त्रिंशत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (36)

• पञ्च-विंशतिः: twenty-five
• पञ्च-विंशतिः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या) + विंशति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (25)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक

• पुनः: again/alternatively
• पुनः: Kriyavisheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/अनुक्रम

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial/instructional voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa, Adhyaya 27)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रदातव्यमष्टषष्ट्यथवा = प्रदातव्यम् + अष्टषष्टिः + अथवा (सन्धि-लेखन); पंचाशद्वाथ = पञ्चाशत् + वा + अथ; षट्त्रिंशत्पंचविंशति = षट्-त्रिंशत् + पञ्च-विंशतिः.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the main instruction of this verse?

It prescribes that donations/offerings should be given to brāhmaṇas, specifying acceptable counts such as 68, 50, 36, or 25.

Why does the verse list multiple numbers (68, 50, 36, 25)?

The verse presents alternative acceptable quantities, suggesting flexibility based on capacity, context, or ritual prescription.

What ethical principle is emphasized here?

The verse emphasizes dāna (charitable giving) as a dharmic duty, especially supporting learned and ritual custodians (brāhmaṇas).