Shloka 24

The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha

Devanagari script

आकाशे स्नानचेलानि प्रशुष्यंति दिने दिने । अहंकारोऽविशत्तस्य मानसे ब्राह्मणस्य च

Transliteration

ākāśe snānacelāni praśuṣyaṃti dine dine | ahaṃkāro'viśattasya mānase brāhmaṇasya ca

Translation

วันแล้ววันเล่า ผ้าสำหรับอาบน้ำของเขาก็แห้งอยู่กลางอากาศ; และความทะนงตนได้แทรกซึมเข้าสู่ใจของพราหมณ์ผู้นั้น.

Word by Word

• ākāśe: in the sky
• ākāśe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (singular)

• snāna-celāni: bathing-cloths
• snāna-celāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक) + cela (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana (plural); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘snānasya celāni’

• praśuṣyanti: dry up
• praśuṣyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śuṣ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana (plural); upasarga: pra-

• dine: on a day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (singular)

• dine: day by day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (singular); repetition = distributive sense

• ahaṃkāraḥ: ego
• ahaṃkāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahaṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (singular)

• aviśat: entered
• aviśat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: viś (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (लुङ्, aorist), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (singular); upasarga: ā-

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃ/Napuṃ (पुं/नपुंसक), Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (singular)

• mānase: in (his) mind
• mānase: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (singular)

• brāhmaṇasya: of the brāhmaṇa
• brāhmaṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; specific dialogue pair not identifiable from the single verse alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ahaṃkāro'viśat = ahaṃkāraḥ + āviśat (visarga sandhi: o' before vowel).

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the central teaching of this verse?

It highlights how even outward religious discipline (like regular bathing and austerity) can become a cause for inner pride, showing that spiritual practice must be accompanied by humility.

Does this verse describe a specific tirtha or geography?

No. The verse focuses on a personal ethical transformation (the rise of अहंकार, ego) rather than naming a sacred place or pilgrimage site.

What ethical lesson is implied for practitioners?

External purity and routine observance are not sufficient by themselves; one must guard the mind against अहंकार and cultivate modesty and self-awareness.