Genealogy of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Procedure of Śrāddha
उच्छेषणं भूमिगतमजिह्मस्याशठस्य च । दासवर्गस्य तत्पिंडं भागधेयं प्रचक्षते
uccheṣaṇaṃ bhūmigatamajihmasyāśaṭhasya ca | dāsavargasya tatpiṃḍaṃ bhāgadheyaṃ pracakṣate
سیدھے اور بے فریب شخص کے ہاتھ سے جو اُچھیشَن زمین پر رکھا جائے، اسی لقمے کو خادموں کے طبقے کا مقررہ حقّی حصہ کہا گیا ہے۔
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Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भूमिगतमजिह्मस्याशठस्य = भूमिगतम् + अजिह्मस्य + अशठस्य; तत्पिंडं = तत् + पिण्डम्
It describes giving the leftover morsel (ucchiṣṭa) placed on the ground as the due portion (bhāgadheya) for servants, when the giver is honest and non-deceitful.
It frames the act as ethically valid only when performed without crookedness or deceit—i.e., not as contempt or trickery, but as a recognized, prescribed allotment within a dharma-based household order.
The verse highlights duty and integrity in social relations: prescribed shares should be given plainly and honestly, without humiliation, manipulation, or dishonesty.