Shloka 10

Rules of Purity (Shauca) — Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller

Devanagari script

शुश्रूषन् निरभीमानो ब्रह्मचर्याश्रमं वसेत् एवं जयति मृत्युं स द्विजः शालकटङ्कट

Transliteration

śuśrūṣan nirabhīmāno brahmacaryāśramaṃ vaset evaṃ jayati mṛtyuṃ sa dvijaḥ śālakaṭaṅkaṭa

Translation

เมื่อปรนนิบัติรับใช้ด้วยความเคารพ ปราศจากความหวาดกลัวและความทะนงตน พึงดำรงอยู่ในอาศรมพรหมจรรย์ ด้วยวิธีนี้ผู้เกิดสองครั้งย่อมชนะความตาย—โอ้ ศาลกฏังกฏ

Word by Word

• शुश्रूषन्: serving/attending (to the teacher)
• शुश्रूषन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुश्रूष् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय/Present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• निरभीमानः: fearless/unafraid
• निरभीमानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + भी (धातु) → अभिमान/भीम?; 'अभीमान' (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of द्विजः)

• ब्रह्मचर्य-आश्रमम्: the brahmacarya stage (student-ashrama)
• ब्रह्मचर्य-आश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठीभाव: 'ब्रह्मचर्यस्य आश्रमः'); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वसेत्: should dwell/live
• वसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• जयति: conquers
• जयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मृत्युम्: death
• मृत्युम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• द्विजः: the twice-born
• द्विजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शालकटङ्कट: O Śālakaṭaṅkaṭa (name)
• शालकटङ्कट: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालकटङ्कट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; संबोधन/नाम (proper name; vocative sense possible by context)

Speakers

• Unspecified in the provided excerpt (likely within the Purāṇic dialogue frame
• often Pulastya instructing Nārada)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Ashrama System
• Brahmacarya
• Self-discipline

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse elevates humility and disciplined service as the essence of brahmacarya. ‘Conquering death’ indicates mastery over death-causes—ignorance, uncontrolled senses, and adharma—through sustained training under guidance.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is primarily Dharma-śikṣā embedded in Purāṇic narration; it aligns most closely with ancillary didactic material rather than the five core marks. If forced into a pañcalakṣaṇa bucket, it supports ‘Vamśānucarita’/conduct norms for twice-born lineages, but it is not a direct sarga/pratisarga account.

What is the symbolic significance?

Brahmacarya symbolizes the ‘seed-stage’ of spiritual life: restraint, receptivity, and ego-reduction (nir-abhimāna). Service (śuśrūṣā) becomes a practical method for dissolving self-centeredness, portrayed as a victory over mortality.