Shloka 26

Dietary Rules & Purification — Dietary Rules, Purification (Śauca), and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller

Devanagari script

सुकेशिरुवाच भवद्भिः कीर्तिताभोज्या य एते सूतिकादयः अमीषां श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतो लक्षणानि हि

Transliteration

sukeśiruvāca bhavadbhiḥ kīrtitābhojyā ya ete sūtikādayaḥ amīṣāṃ śrotumicchāmi tattvato lakṣaṇāni hi

Translation

سُکیشی نے کہا—آپ نے سوتِکا وغیرہ جنہیں ‘ابھوجیہ’ کہا ہے، میں ان کی حقیقی تعریفیں اور نشانیاں حقیقت کے ساتھ سننا چاہتا ہوں۔

Word by Word

• सुकेशिः: Sukeśi
• सुकेशिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकेशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्तृ-नाम

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भवद्भिः: by you (respected ones)
• भवद्भिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; आदरार्थे द्वितीयपुरुष-सर्वनाम ("by you (hon.)")

• कीर्तित-अभोज्याः: (those) described as unfit (for dining)
• कीर्तित-अभोज्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्तित (कृदन्त, √कीर्त्/कीर्तय्) + अभोज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय ("कीर्तिताः अभोज्याः" = described as unfit)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक सर्वनाम

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; निर्देशक सर्वनाम

• सूतिका-आदयः: those beginning with the sūtikā (etc.)
• सूतिका-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतिका + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष ("सूतिका आदयः" = beginning with sūtikā)

• अमीषाम्: of those
• अमीषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमुष् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• श्रोतुम्: to hear
• श्रोतुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/तुमर्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), "to hear"

• इच्छामि: I wish/desire
• इच्छामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्त्वतः: in truth / accurately
• तत्त्वतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्त्वतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/रीति-अर्थे (adverb)

• लक्षणानि: characteristics/definitions
• लक्षणानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेतौ/निश्चये "indeed/for"

Speakers

• Sukeśin (questioner) to the instructing authority (not named in these verses).

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Hermeneutics (need for precise definitions)
• Vrata/Rituals
• Śauca (purity rules)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma is not merely a list of rules; it requires clear criteria (lakṣaṇa) to avoid confusion and misuse. The question models a responsible approach: ask for principled definitions before applying social/ritual prohibitions.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa?

This is dialogue-driven dharma instruction (anuśāsana) within the purāṇic narrative frame, supporting pilgrimage/ritual conduct rather than cosmogenesis or dynastic history.

What is the symbolic significance?

The move from enumeration to ‘tattvataḥ lakṣaṇa’ symbolizes the transition from surface rule-following to discernment (viveka): understanding the rationale and boundaries of purity categories.