Shloka 29

The Sukalā Account in the Vena Episode: Krikala, Pilgrimage, and the Primacy of Wifely-Dharma

Devanagari script

यथाऽमृतस्य पानेन नृणां तृप्तिर्हि जायते । तथा पितॄणां श्राद्धेन सत्यंसत्यं वदाम्यहम्

Transliteration

yathā'mṛtasya pānena nṛṇāṃ tṛptirhi jāyate | tathā pitṝṇāṃ śrāddhena satyaṃsatyaṃ vadāmyaham

Translation

ดุจมนุษย์อิ่มเอมด้วยการดื่มอมฤต ฉันใด บรรพชน (ปิตฤ) ก็อิ่มเอมด้วยศราทธะฉันนั้น—นี่คือความจริง; เรากล่าวความจริงแท้จริง

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/उपमान-बोधक अव्यय (correlative adverb: as/just as)

• अमृतस्य: of nectar
• अमृतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• पानेन: by drinking
• पानेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चयार्थ (indeed)

• जायते: arises
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तथा: so
• तथा: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धक अव्यय (correlative: so/in the same way)

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• श्राद्धेन: by śrāddha
• श्राद्धेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोग (used adverbially: truly)

• सत्यम्: truth (indeed)
• सत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-बल (emphatic repetition)

• वदामि: I say
• वदामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified narrator/speaker (context not provided in the input).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: यथाऽमृतस्य = यथा + अमृतस्य; तृप्तिर्हि = तृप्तिः + हि; सत्यंसत्यं = सत्यम् + सत्यम्; वदाम्यहम् = वदामि + अहम्.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Śrāddha
• Amṛta (nectar)

FAQs

What is the main teaching of this verse?

It teaches that performing śrāddha is a direct means of satisfying one’s ancestors, emphasized as an unquestionable truth through repetition (“satyaṃ satyam”).

Why does the verse compare śrāddha to drinking nectar (amṛta)?

The comparison highlights immediacy and completeness of satisfaction: as nectar is the supreme drink for humans, śrāddha is presented as a supremely effective offering for the pitṛs.

What ethical or dharmic lesson does this verse convey?

It underscores gratitude and duty toward one’s lineage—honoring ancestors through prescribed rites is portrayed as a meaningful obligation within dharma.