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Shloka 15

कच-देवयानी संवादः

Kaca–Devayānī Dialogue and the Curse on Vidyā

शरीरकृत्‌ प्राणदाता यस्य चान्नानि भुज्जते । क्रमेणैते त्रयो<प्युक्ता: पितरो धर्मशासने,जो गर्भाधानके द्वारा शरीरका निर्माण करता है, जो अभयदान देकर प्राणोंकी रक्षा करता है और जिसका अन्न भोजन किया जाता है, धर्मशास्त्रमें क्रमश: ये तीनों पुरुष पिता कहे गये हैं

śarīrakṛt prāṇadātā yasya cānnāni bhujjate | krameṇaite trayo 'py uktāḥ pitaro dharmaśāsane ||

గర్భాధానముచే శరీరాన్ని నిర్మించేవాడు, అభయదానమిచ్చి ప్రాణాలను కాపాడేవాడు, మరియు ఎవరి అన్నాన్ని భుజిస్తామో—ధర్మశాస్త్రంలో క్రమంగా ఈ ముగ్గురూ ‘తండ్రులు’ అని చెప్పబడ్డారు.

शरीरकृत्the maker of the body
शरीरकृत्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशरीरकृत् (शरीर + कृत्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्राणदाताthe giver/protector of life
प्राणदाता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्राणदाता (प्राण + दाता)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यस्यof whom/whose
यस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्नानिfoods
अन्नानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
भुज्यतेis eaten/consumed
भुज्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Passive
क्रमेणin order, successively
क्रमेण:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्रम
एतेthese
एते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
त्रयःthree
त्रयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
उक्ताःare said/called
उक्ताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवच् (क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पितरःfathers
पितरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
धर्मशासनेin the dharma-treatise/law-code
धर्मशासने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मशासन (धर्म + शासन)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular

कण्व उवाच

K
Kaṇva

Educational Q&A

Dharma recognizes fatherhood not only by birth but also by life-protection and sustenance: the begetter, the life-saver/protector, and the provider whose food one lives on are all to be honored as ‘father’ in a graded order.

Kaṇva articulates a dharmaśāstra principle defining who deserves the status and reverence of ‘father,’ expanding it beyond biological paternity to include benefactors who preserve life and provide sustenance.