Shloka 58

Adhyāya 166: Kṛtaghna-doṣa (कृतघ्नदोषः) — the fault of ingratitude and the limits of expiation

Devanagari script

श्वृवराहखरान्‌ हत्वा शौद्रमेव व्रतं चरेत्‌ मार्जारचाषमण्डूकान्‌ काकं व्यालं च मूषिकम्‌

Transliteration

śvṛvarāhakhārān hatvā śūdram eva vrataṃ caret mārjāracāṣamaṇḍūkān kākaṃ vyālaṃ ca mūṣikam

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ଶୂକର, ବରାହ ଓ ଗଧାକୁ ହତ୍ୟା କଲେ ଶୂଦ୍ର-ବ୍ରତ ହିଁ ଆଚରଣ କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ଏହିପରି ବିଲେଇ, ଚାଷ-ପକ୍ଷୀ, ବେଙ୍ଗ, କାଉ, ସର୍ପ ଓ ମୂଷାକୁ ହତ୍ୟା କଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ (ସେହିପରି) ପ୍ରାୟଶ୍ଚିତ୍ତ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• श्वृवराहखरान्: dogs, boars, and donkeys
• श्वृवराहखरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वृ + वराह + खर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• हत्वा: having killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), Non-finite

• शौद्रम्: Śūdra-like / pertaining to a Śūdra
• शौद्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शौद्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed / only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• व्रतम्: vow, observance
• व्रतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चरेत्: should practice / should observe
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मार्जारचाषमण्डूकान्: cats, (a bird called) cāṣa, and frogs
• मार्जारचाषमण्डूकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्जार + चाष + मण्डूक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• काकम्: a crow
• काकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• व्यालम्: a serpent / wild beast
• व्यालम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मूषिकम्: a mouse/rat
• मूषिकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूषिक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• boar (varāha)
• donkey (khara)
• Śūdra (varṇa)
• cat (mārjāra)
• cāṣa bird
• frog (maṇḍūka)
• crow (kāka)
• serpent (vyāla)
• mouse (mūṣika)