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Shloka 57

Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ

Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names

यथा<5<दित्य: समुद्यन्‌ वै तमः: पूर्व व्यपोहति । एवं कल्याणमातिष्ठन्‌ सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते,जैसे सूर्य उदय होनेपर पहलेके अन्धकारको नष्ट कर देते हैं, उसी प्रकार कल्याणकारी शुभ कर्मका निष्कामभावसे अनुष्ठान करनेवाला पुरुष सब पापोंसे छुटकारा पा जाता है

yathādityaḥ samudyan vai tamaḥ pūrvaṃ vyapohati | evaṃ kalyāṇam ātiṣṭhan sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ||

ดุจอาทิตย์เมื่อขึ้นย่อมขจัดความมืดเดิมเสียก่อน ฉันใด ผู้ตั้งมั่นในกุศลกรรมอันเป็นมงคลด้วยใจไร้ความเห็นแก่ตน ฉันนั้นย่อมพ้นจากบาปทั้งปวง

यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
आदित्यःthe sun
आदित्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समुद्यन्rising
समुद्यन्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-उद्-या
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
तमःdarkness
तमः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतमस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पूर्वम्formerly/first
पूर्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व
व्यपोहतिdrives away/removes
व्यपोहति:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-अप-ऊह्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
एवम्thus/in the same way
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
कल्याणम्goodness/auspicious conduct
कल्याणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकल्याण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आतिष्ठन्practising/undertaking
आतिष्ठन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ-स्था
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वपापैःfrom all sins
सर्वपापैः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वपाप
FormNeuter, Ablative, Plural
प्रमुच्यतेis freed/is released
प्रमुच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-मुच्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada (passive sense)

व्याध उवाच

Ā
Āditya (the Sun)
T
tamas (darkness)

Educational Q&A

Wholesome, auspicious conduct—steadily practiced, and especially when done without selfish desire—purifies a person and leads to freedom from sin, just as sunlight naturally removes darkness.

In the Vyādha’s instruction (the hunter’s discourse on dharma), he uses a vivid natural image—the sunrise dispelling darkness—to explain how sustained commitment to righteous, beneficial action removes moral impurity and its effects.