Shloka 9

Prāyaścitta and Contextual Non-Culpability (प्रायश्चित्त-निमित्त-अदोषवाद)

Devanagari script

क्रतुना चाश्वमेधेन पूयते नात्र संशय: । ये चाप्पवभूथस्नाता: केचिदेवंविधा नरा:

Transliteration

kratunā cāśvamedhena pūyate nātra saṁśayaḥ | ye cāpy avabhṛtha-snātāḥ kecid evaṁvidhā narāḥ ||

Translation

Pelo rito sacrificial—especialmente o Aśvamedha—alguém se purifica; disso não há dúvida. E há também certos homens desse tipo que, tendo realizado o banho conclusivo (avabhṛtha) após o sacrifício, são tidos como limpos e ritualmente consumados.

Word by Word

• क्रतुना: by a sacrifice/rite
• क्रतुना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• अश्वमेधेन: by the Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)
• अश्वमेधेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वमेध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पूयते: is purified
• Type: Verb
• Root: पू (पूञ्)
• Form: Lat, Atmanepada, Third, Singular, Passive/Impersonal (bhāve/karmani)

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ये: who/those who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• अप्पवभूथस्नाताः: having bathed after the concluding rite (avabhṛtha)
• अप्पवभूथस्नाताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्पवभूथस्नात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम् (केचित्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एवंविधाः: of such a kind/like this
• एवंविधाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंविध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नराः: men/persons
• नराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• व्यास (Vyāsa)
• अश्वमेध (Aśvamedha sacrifice)
• अवभृथ (Avabhṛtha bath)