Shloka 98

Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions

Sanskrit

अप्रक्षालितपादेषु प्रविशत्सु महानसम् । खलेषु गोष्ठेषु च वै द्रोहो येषु गृहेषु वै ॥

Transliteration

aprakṣālita-pādeṣu praviśatsu mahānasam | khaleṣu goṣṭheṣu ca vai droho yeṣu gṛheṣu vai ||

Translation

ในเรือนที่ผู้คนเข้าไปในครัวทั้งที่ยังไม่ล้างเท้า และที่มีการคดโกงในที่สกปรกกับคอกโค—ที่นั่นแลแท้จริงเหล่าพลังอันก่อโทษย่อมสถิตอยู่

Word by Word

• अप्रक्षालित-पादेषु: in (places/people) with unwashed feet
• अप्रक्षालित-पादेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-प्रक्षालित (कृदन्त) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; समासः—नञ्-तत्पुरुषः (अप्रक्षालिताः पादाः येषां ते) + सप्तमी-बहुवचन ‘पादेषु’

• प्रविशatsu: while entering
• प्रविशatsu: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ/शतृ-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; ‘प्रविशत्सु’ = ‘when (they) enter’ (locative absolute nuance)

• महानसम्: the kitchen
• महानसम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• खलेषु: in barns/threshing-floors
• खलेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• गोष्ठेषु: in cow-sheds
• गोष्ठेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Samuccaya/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; अवधारण/खल्वर्थ (emphatic particle)

• द्रोहः: treachery/hostility
• द्रोहः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• येषु: in which
• येषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• गृहेषु: in houses
• गृहेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; अवधारणार्थ (emphatic particle)

Speakers

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Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "jugupsa", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Ritual purity (śauca)
• Kitchen sanctity
• Household order

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The kitchen is treated as a quasi-sacred space; neglect of basic purity and tolerance of deceit in the household sphere are seen as openings for misfortune. Cleanliness and trust are practical dharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ancillary ācāra-dharma material rather than pancalakṣaṇa narrative units.

What is the esoteric significance?

Food is the carrier of prāṇa and mind (anna → manas). Impurity at the point of food preparation symbolizes contamination of consciousness; ‘treachery’ in hidden places points to unexamined shadows that destabilize the home.