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Shloka 2

दानशील-समाचारः, सत्कारः, अहिंसा च

Umā–Maheśvara Saṃvāda

अग्निकार्य च कर्तव्यं परमान्नेन भोजनम्‌ । दीपकश्चापि कर्तव्य: पितृणां सतिलोदक:,प्रतिदिन अग्निहोत्र करना चाहिये। श्राद्धके दिन उत्तम अन्तके द्वारा ब्राह्मण-भोजन कराना चाहिये। पितरोंके लिये दीप-दान तथा तिलमिश्रित जलसे तर्पण करना चाहिये

Dhaumya uvāca: agnikāryaṃ ca kartavyaṃ paramānnena bhojanam | dīpakaś cāpi kartavyaḥ pitṝṇāṃ satilodakaḥ ||

ธอุมยะกล่าวว่า “พึงประกอบกิจอันเกี่ยวกับไฟศักดิ์สิทธิ์เป็นนิตย์ ในวันศราทธะพึงเลี้ยงพราหมณ์ด้วยภักษาหารอันประณีต และพึงถวายประทีปแก่ปิตฤทั้งหลาย พร้อมทั้งทำตัรปณะด้วยน้ำผสมงา”

अग्निकार्यम्fire-ritual duty (agnihotra etc.)
अग्निकार्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्निकार्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कर्तव्यम्to be done; obligatory
कर्तव्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्तव्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
परम-अन्नेनwith excellent food
परम-अन्नेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपरम + अन्न
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
भोजनम्feeding; meal (arrangement of feeding)
भोजनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभोजन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
दीपकःlamp
दीपकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदीपक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
कर्तव्यःto be done; should be performed
कर्तव्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्तव्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पितृणाम्of/for the ancestors
पितृणाम्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
स-तिल-उदकःwater with sesame (tarpana-water)
स-तिल-उदकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस + तिल + उदक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

धौग्य उवाच

D
Dhaumya
A
Agni (sacred fire)
P
Pitṛs (ancestors)
D
dīpa (lamp)
T
tila (sesame)
U
udaka (water)
B
Brāhmaṇas

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches daily and occasional duties of dharma: maintain the sacred fire through regular rites, and honor the ancestors through śrāddha—feeding Brahmins with the best food, offering a lamp, and performing tarpaṇa with sesame-mixed water.

In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Dhaumya lays down practical observances for righteous living, emphasizing household ritual discipline and the proper honoring of the Pitṛs through prescribed offerings.