Shloka 30

Devanagari script

अपि चाप्सु निमज्जेत जपेस्त्रिरघमर्षणम्‌ । यथाश्वमेधावभूथस्तथा तन्मनुरब्रवीत्‌,यदि मनुष्य तीन बार अघमर्षणका जप करते हुए जलमें गोता लगावे तो उसे अश्वमेधयज्ञमें अवभूथस्नान करनेका फल मिलता है, ऐसा मनुजीने कहा है

Transliteration

api cāpsu nimajjet japet trir-aghamarṣaṇam | yathāśvamedhāvabhūthaḥ tathā tan manur abravīt, yadi |

Translation

Śaunaka disse: “Se uma pessoa se imerge na água e recita o Aghamarṣaṇa três vezes, alcança o mesmo mérito que o banho purificatório conclusivo (avabhṛtha-snāna) do sacrifício do Aśvamedha—assim declarou Manu.”

Word by Word

अपिalso, even

चand

अप्सुin waters

निमज्जेतshould immerse/dive

जपेत्should recite

त्रिःthrice

अघमर्षणम्the Aghamarṣaṇa (purificatory mantra/recitation)

यथाjust as

अश्वमेधावभूथःthe avabhṛtha (final bath) of the Aśvamedha

तथाso, likewise

तत्that (result/merit)

मनुःManu

अब्रवीत्said

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śaunaka

Aghamarṣaṇa (hymn/mantra)

Aśvamedha

Avabhṛtha-snāna

Manu

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That prescribed purification—immersing in water while reciting the Aghamarṣaṇa three times—can yield merit equivalent to the avabhṛtha bath of an Aśvamedha, highlighting the power of disciplined, sincere practice and authoritative dharma-teaching (Manu).

What is happening in the narrative?

Śaunaka cites Manu’s statement while discussing dharma-related observances: he presents a specific purificatory act (water-immersion with Aghamarṣaṇa japa) and equates its फल (spiritual merit) with the famed concluding bath of a great Vedic sacrifice.