Shloka 135

The Bhīma-Dvādaśī

Kalyāṇinī) Vow and the Anangadāna-Vrata (with a Courtesan-Conduct Discourse

Devanagari script

सावारा नष्टपंचाशद्यथाशक्ति समर्पयेत् । एतद्धि कथितं सम्यग्भवतीनां विशेषतः

Transliteration

sāvārā naṣṭapaṃcāśadyathāśakti samarpayet | etaddhi kathitaṃ samyagbhavatīnāṃ viśeṣataḥ

Translation

По мере своих сил следует поднести предписанные «савāра» и «наштaпанчāшат». Воистину, это изложено верно — особенно для вас, о женщины.

Word by Word

• सावाराः: the Sāvāras (a group/people)
• सावाराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• नष्ट: lost, ruined
• नष्ट: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नष्ट (कृदन्त; √नश् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे (past passive participle)

• पञ्चाशत्: fifty
• पञ्चाशत्: Visheshya/Measure (प्रमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाशत् (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (संख्यावाचक)

• यथा: as, according to
• यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as, according to)

• शक्ति: ability, capacity
• शक्ति: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; (यथाशक्ति = शक्त्यानुसार)

• समर्पयेत्: should offer/dedicate
• समर्पयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+√अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma/Pratipādya (Object/प्रत्यय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed/for)

• कथितम्: has been told/said
• कथितम्: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथित (कृदन्त; √कथ् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (said/told)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (properly, correctly)

• भवतीनाम्: of you ladies
• भवतीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवती (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्रीलिङ्ग-आदरार्थ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (especially, particularly)

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent narrator/speaker in Adhyaya 23)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: नष्टपंचाशत् = नष्ट + पञ्चाशत्; यथाशक्ति = यथा + शक्ति (तृतीया); एतद्धि = एतत् + हि; सम्यग्भवतीनाम् = सम्यक् + भवतीनाम् (क् + भ् → ग्भ्)

FAQs

What is the central instruction of this verse?

It teaches that offerings or ritual gifts should be made in proportion to one’s means (yathāśakti), emphasizing practical, non-oppressive religious duty.

Why does the verse say “especially for you (bhavatīnām viśeṣataḥ)” ?

The line indicates that the instruction is being highlighted for a female audience or addressed respectfully to women in the dialogue, stressing their eligibility and guidance in the prescribed observance.

What are “sāvārā” and “naṣṭapañcāśat” here?

They appear as technical names for specific prescribed offerings/fees within the ritual context of the chapter. Without the immediately surrounding verses or a traditional commentary, they are best treated as fixed ritual terms rather than translated literally.