Shloka 14

Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)

Devanagari script

तत्‌ समाप्य यथोटद्विष्ट॑ पूर्वकर्म समाहित: । दातुं निर्वप्णं सम्यग्‌ यथावदहमारभम्‌,एकाग्रचित्त होकर शास्त्रोक्तविधिसे पिण्डदानके पहलेके सब कार्य समाप्त करके मैंने विधिवत्‌ पिण्डदान देना आरम्भ किया

Transliteration

tat samāpya yathokta-dviṣṭa-pūrvakarma samāhitaḥ | dātuṃ nirvapṇaṃ samyag yathāvad aham ārabham ||

Translation

ଏକାଗ୍ରଚିତ୍ତ ହୋଇ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରୋକ୍ତ ବିଧିଅନୁସାରେ ପିଣ୍ଡଦାନ ପୂର୍ବର ସମସ୍ତ ପୂର୍ବକର୍ମ ସମାପ୍ତ କରି, ମୁଁ ଯଥାବିଧି ନିର୍ବପଣ—ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ ପିଣ୍ଡଦାନ—ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲି।

Word by Word

• तत्: that (act/rite)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समाप्य: having completed
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• यथोक्त: as prescribed/said
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा + उक्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• द्विष्ट: hated/hostile
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विष्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पूर्वकर्म: the prior rites/previous acts
• पूर्वकर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समाहितः: composed, concentrated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दातुम्: to give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive)

• निर्वपणम्: offering/placing (esp. oblation, piṇḍa-offering)
• निर्वपणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्-√वप्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सम्यक्: properly, correctly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• यथावत्: according to rule, duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आरभम्: I began/undertook
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रभ्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes disciplined adherence to śāstric procedure: one should complete the prescribed preliminaries with mental composure, and only then perform the main act of giving (here, the piṇḍa/oblation). Ethical action is framed as careful, rule-guided, and mindful.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes his own performance of a śrāddha-related rite: after finishing the required preliminary actions, he begins the proper offering of the nirvapṇa (ritual oblation/piṇḍa) in the correct manner.