Shloka 4

Śrāddha-pravṛtti-kathana and Varjya-dravya-nirdeśa

Origin and Prohibitions in Śrāddha

Devanagari script

वर्धमानतिलं श्राद्धमक्षयं मनुरब्रवीत्‌ | सर्वेष्वेव तु भोज्येषु तिला: प्राधान्यत: स्मृता:

Translation

మనువు చెప్పినదేమనగా—తిలములు అధికంగా ఉన్న శ్రాద్ధము అక్షయఫలప్రదము. శ్రాద్ధసంబంధమైన సమస్త భోజ్యపదార్థాలలో తిలములకే ప్రధాన్యత స్మృతిలో చెప్పబడింది.

Word by Word

• वर्धमानतिलम्: sesame (til) in increasing/abundant measure
• वर्धमानतिलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्धमान-तिल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्राद्धम्: Śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अक्षयम्: imperishable, inexhaustible
• अक्षयम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said, declared
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

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

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• भोज्येषु: in (all) edible items/foods
• भोज्येषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• तिलाः: sesame seeds
• तिलाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्राधान्यतः: chiefly, primarily
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राधान्यतः

• स्मृताः: are remembered/are stated (in tradition)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

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