Shloka 80

Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method

Devanagari script

शिलापात्रं तु तैलेन फालंगो वालकेन तु । स्वर्णरौप्यादिपात्रं तु जलमात्रेण शुध्यति

Transliteration

śilāpātraṃ tu tailena phālaṃgo vālakena tu | svarṇaraupyādipātraṃ tu jalamātreṇa śudhyati

Translation

O vaso de pedra purifica-se com óleo; o vaso phālaṅga, com areia. Porém os vasos de ouro, prata e semelhantes purificam-se apenas com água.

Word by Word

• शिलापात्रम्: stone vessel
• शिलापात्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिला (प्रातिपदिक) + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शिलायाः पात्रम्)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक (indeed/but)

• तैलेन: with oil
• तैलेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• फालङ्गः: (a kind of) ladle/scraper (phālaṅga)
• फालङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फालङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (or)

• अलकेन: with sand/grit (reading uncertain)
• अलकेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; पाठभेदे 'वालकेन' (बालुकया/रेणुना) इति सम्भवम्

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक

• स्वर्णरौप्यादिपात्रम्: vessels of gold, silver, etc.
• स्वर्णरौप्यादिपात्रम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + रौप्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (स्वर्ण-रौप्य) + 'आदि' तत्पुरुष + पात्र; अर्थः 'स्वर्णरौप्यादीनां पात्रम्'

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक

• जलमात्रेण: with only water
• जलमात्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (जलस्य मात्रम् = only water)

• शुध्यति: is purified
• शुध्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Not specified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: śilāpātraṃ = शिला + पात्रम्; svarṇaraupyādipātraṃ = स्वर्ण-रौप्य-आदि + पात्रम्; jalamātreṇa = जल + मात्रेण

FAQs

What practical rule does this verse give about ritual cleanliness (śauca)?

It specifies material-based purification: stone vessels are cleaned with oil, certain other vessels with sand, while gold and silver vessels are purified with water alone.

Why are gold and silver vessels said to be purified with only water?

The verse reflects a traditional purity logic: smooth, non-porous metals like gold and silver are considered easily cleansed, so simple washing suffices compared to porous materials like stone.

What is the ethical or dharmic lesson implied here?

It emphasizes discernment and appropriateness in practice—purification should be done correctly according to the nature of the object, reflecting care, order, and respect for ritual standards.