Shloka 57

Devanagari script

ततो मूलफलप्रायं पायसं मधुसर्पिषा । आस्तीके भोजयेदू राजन्‌ दद्याच्चैव गुडौदनम्‌

Transliteration

tato mūlaphalaprāyaṃ pāyasaṃ madhusarpiṣā | āstīke bhojayedū rājan dadyāccaiva guḍaudanam ||

Translation

Depois, ó rei, no tempo do rito/recitação relativo a Āstīka, deve-se alimentar os brāhmaṇas com pāyasa enriquecido com mel e ghee, no qual predominem frutas e raízes; em seguida, deve-se também dar como dádiva arroz adoçado com jaggery (guda).

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• मूलफलप्रायम्: mostly consisting of roots and fruits
• मूलफलप्रायम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूलफलप्राय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पायसम्: rice-milk pudding (kheer)
• पायसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मधुसर्पिषा: with honey and ghee
• मधुसर्पिषा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु-सर्पिस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• आस्तीके: at/for the Astika (rite/occasion) / in the Astika context
• आस्तीके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्तीक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• भोजयेत्: should feed (cause to eat)
• भोजयेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• उ: indeed/and (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• एव: indeed, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• गुडौदनम्: rice with jaggery (sweet rice)
• गुडौदनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुड-ओदन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājan (the King addressed)
• Āstīka
• brāhmaṇas
• pāyasa (rice-pudding)
• madhu (honey)
• sarpiṣ (ghee)
• mūla (roots)
• phala (fruits)
• guḍa (jaggery)
• odana (cooked rice)