Shloka 5

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

Sanskrit

शाकमूलफलानाञ्च तथा विदलचर्मणाम् । मणिवज्रप्रवालानां तथा मुक्ताफलस्य च ॥

Transliteration

śākamūlaphalānāñ ca tathā vidalacarmaṇām | maṇivajrapravālānāṃ tathā muktāphalasya ca ||

Translation

ଶାକ, ମୂଳ ଓ ଫଳ ପାଇଁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଶୁଦ୍ଧିର ନିୟମ ଅଛି; ତଥା ଛିନ୍ନ ଚର୍ମ/ଚର୍ମଖଣ୍ଡ ପାଇଁ ମଧ୍ୟ। ମଣି, ହୀରା, ପ୍ରବାଳ ଓ ମୁକ୍ତା ପାଇଁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଶୌଚବିଧି କଥିତ।

Word by Word

• śāka-mūla-phalānām: of vegetables, roots, and fruits
• śāka-mūla-phalānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāka + mūla + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय/सम्बन्धक अव्यय)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Prakāra (प्रकार/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• vidala-carmaṇām: of split/leathery skins (rinds)
• vidala-carmaṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidala + carman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vidalānāṃ carmaṇām → vidalacarmaṇām)

• maṇi-vajra-pravālānām: of gems, diamonds, and corals
• maṇi-vajra-pravālānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇi + vajra + pravāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Prakāra (प्रकार/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• muktā-phalasya: of pearls (pearl-beads)
• muktā-phalasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muktā + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष sense: “pearls as fruit” (pearl-beads)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय अव्यय)

Speakers

• Madālasā to Alarka

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Śauca
• Material purity categories
• Sadācāra

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma extends into everyday handling of objects: purity norms create a disciplined life where consumption and use are regulated, supporting social trust and ritual order.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ancillary conduct regulation; not directly one of the five purāṇic characteristics.

What is the esoteric significance?

The cataloging of substances can be read as an outer map for inner discrimination (viveka): learning what to ‘accept, cleanse, or avoid’ externally trains discernment internally.