Shloka 34

The Procedure for the Consecration of a Pond

Devanagari script

जपेच्च पौरुषं सूक्तं पूर्वतो बह्वृचः पृथक् । शाक्रं रौद्रं च सौम्यं च कौश्मांडं जातवेदसम्

Transliteration

japecca pauruṣaṃ sūktaṃ pūrvato bahvṛcaḥ pṛthak | śākraṃ raudraṃ ca saumyaṃ ca kauśmāṃḍaṃ jātavedasam

Translation

E deve recitar primeiro o Pauruṣa Sūkta; e depois, separadamente, os hinos dos Bahvṛcas (recitadores do Ṛgveda): o Śākra, o Raudra, o Saumya, o Kauśmāṇḍa e o Jātavedasa.

Word by Word

• जपेत्: should recite/mutter
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• पौरुषम्: Pauruṣa (pertaining to Puruṣa)
• पौरुषम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पौरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सूक्तम्)

• सूक्तम्: hymn
• सूक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• पूर्वतः: from the east/in the eastern direction
• पूर्वतः: Desha (Location/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश-क्रियाविशेषण (from the east/in front)

• बह्वृचः: the Bahvṛcas (Ṛgvedic reciters)
• बह्वृचः: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बह्वृच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन; ऋग्वेद-शाखा-विशेषः (बह्वृचाः)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/भेद-क्रियाविशेषण (separately)

• शाक्रम्: the Śākra (hymn)
• शाक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; (शाक्रं सूक्तम्)

• रौद्रम्: the Raudra (hymn)
• रौद्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• सौम्यम्: the Saumya (hymn)
• सौम्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; (सौम्यं सूक्तम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• कौश्माण्डम्: the Kauśmāṇḍa (hymn)
• कौश्माण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौश्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; (कौश्माण्डं सूक्तम्)

• जातवेदसम्: Jātavedas (Agni) (hymn/name)
• जातवेदसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य वेदः जातः/यः जातवेदाः = अग्निः)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed to confirm the dialogue frame, often Pulastya → Bhīṣma in Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa sections).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: जपेच्च = जपेत् + च

Characters & Entities

• Puruṣa
• Śakra (Indra)
• Rudra
• Soma
• Kauśmāṇḍa
• Jātavedas (Agni)
• Bahvṛcaḥ (Ṛgvedic reciters)

FAQs

Why does the verse prescribe reciting the Puruṣa Sūkta first?

The Puruṣa Sūkta is traditionally treated as a foundational cosmic hymn; placing it first frames subsequent recitations within a universal, creation-oriented (sṛṣṭi) vision.

Who are the Bahvṛcas mentioned here?

“Bahvṛcaḥ” commonly denotes Ṛgvedic specialists/reciters (those connected with the Ṛgveda). Here it points to a set of Ṛgvedic-style hymns to be chanted separately.

What is the practical instruction conveyed by “pṛthak” (separately)?

It indicates the hymns should be recited as distinct units—each invoked individually (Śākra, Raudra, Saumya, Kauśmāṇḍa, Jātavedasa)—rather than merged into a single continuous chant.