Shloka 26

The Examination of Pearls and Padmarāga (Ruby): Origins, Marks, Defects, and Valuation

Devanagari script

अप्रणश्यति सन्देहे शाणे तु परिलेखयेत् / सु(स्व) जातकसमुत्थेन लिखित्वापि परस्परम्

Transliteration

apraṇaśyati sandehe śāṇe tu parilekhayet / su(sva) jātakasamutthena likhitvāpi parasparam

Translation

Nếu có bất kỳ nghi ngờ nào về độ bền của nó, người ta nên thử nó trên đá mài; và ngay cả sau khi đã ghi chép lại, người ta cũng nên đối chiếu nó với những gì xuất phát từ lá số tử vi của chính mình.

Word by Word

• अप्रणश्यति: does not perish / is not destroyed
• अप्रणश्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); नकार-प्रत्ययेन निषेधार्थक-उपसर्गः ‘अ-’ (negation)

• सन्देहे: in doubt / in uncertainty
• सन्देहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• शाणे: on a whetstone / touchstone
• शाणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: but / indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ (but/indeed)

• परिलेखयेत्: should scratch/mark (around)
• परिलेखयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• सु: well / properly
• सु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/निपात (intensifier), ‘well/very’

• स्व: one’s own
• स्व: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक (pronominal adjective), (लिङ्ग/विभक्ति/वचन) समास/संबन्धानुसार (as per agreement)

• जातकसमुत्थेन: with that which arises from (its) birth/origin
• जातकसमुत्थेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जातक-समुत्थ (प्रातिपदिक); जातक (प्रातिपदिक) + समुत्थ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• लिखित्वा: having written/inscribed
• लिखित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिख् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having written/inscribed’

• अपि: also / even
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थ (also/even)

• परस्परम्: mutually / against each other
• परस्परम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् अव्यय (adverbial usage), ‘mutually/each other’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pramāṇa-like verification: preserve what must endure and confirm it against an authoritative birth-record/tradition.

Vedantic Theme: Vyavahāra-satya and pramāṇa-niścaya (certainty through valid means) as a support for right action.

Application: When making lasting records (contracts, lineage, ritual calendars, gem/medical notes), use durable media and cross-check with trusted sources (family record, jyotiṣa chart, elders).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.70 (ratna-parīkṣā/ratna-lakṣaṇa context: durability, testing, classification)

FAQs

What is the importance of preserving and verifying instructions in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes durability and accuracy—when unsure something will last, it should be engraved, and its correctness should be cross-verified with established personal/traditional records (jātaka).

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana’s broader teaching on dharma and ritual?

It supports the idea that dharmic practice depends on reliable transmission—proper preservation and verification help prevent mistakes in conduct and observances.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Keep important ritual/family records in durable form and verify procedures with trusted sources (teachers, authentic texts, and consistent tradition) before performing rites.