Shloka 38
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
Devanagari script
मरुद्गण उपस्पृश्य पितृणामाश्रमे शुचि:
Transliteration
marudgaṇa upaspṛśya pitṝṇām āśrame śuciḥ
Translation
مرودگن تیرتھ میں پانی کو چھو کر تطہیر کے بعد وہ پاکیزہ حالت میں پِتروں کے آشرم میں رہا۔
Word by Word
मरुद्गणःthe host/group of Maruts (wind-gods)
मरुद्गणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् + गण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उपस्पृश्यhaving touched/after touching (i.e., having performed ablution by touching water)
उपस्पृश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउप + स्पृश्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as avyaya-kriyāviśeṣaṇa)
पितृणाम्of the Pitṛs (manes/ancestors)
पितृणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
आश्रमेin the hermitage/āśrama
आश्रमे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
शुचिःpure/clean
शुचिः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
अजड्रिय उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
Marudgaṇa (host of the Maruts)P
Pitṛs (ancestral Fathers)Ā
Āśrama (hermitage/abode)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic discipline: before entering or acting within a sacred domain—especially one connected with ancestors—one should be ritually and ethically purified, expressing reverence and self-restraint.
The speaker describes a moment of entering/being in the Pitṛs’ hermitage after performing a purification act (touching water/ācamana), emphasizing the sanctity of the setting and the required state of purity.