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Shloka 6

दानशील-समाचारः, सत्कारः, अहिंसा च

Umā–Maheśvara Saṃvāda

मन्यते धर्म एवेति स चाधर्मेण लिप्यते | अग्नयस्तस्य कुप्यन्ति शूद्रयोनिं स गच्छति

manyate dharma eveti sa cādharmeṇa lipyate | agnayastasya kupyanti śūdrayoniṁ sa gacchati ||

Tưởng rằng: “Đây hẳn là dharma”, nhưng người ấy lại bị nhuốm bởi adharma. Các ngọn lửa thiêng nổi giận với người ấy, và vì thế người ấy đi đến một kiếp sinh làm Śūdra.

मन्यतेthinks/considers
मन्यते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (मन्यते)
FormLat (Present Indicative), Atmanepada, 3, Singular
धर्मःdharma; righteousness
धर्मः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अधर्मेणby/with unrighteousness
अधर्मेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअधर्म
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
लिप्यतेis tainted/defiled
लिप्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootलिप्
FormLat (Present Indicative), Atmanepada, 3, Singular, Passive sense: 'is tainted/smeared'
अग्नयःthe fires
अग्नयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तस्यof him
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
कुप्यन्तिbecome angry
कुप्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootकुप्
FormLat (Present Indicative), Parasmaipada, 3, Plural
शूद्रयोनिम्a śūdra-womb; śūdra birth
शूद्रयोनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशूद्र-योनि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गच्छतिgoes/attains
गच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormLat (Present Indicative), Parasmaipada, 3, Singular

धौग्य उवाच

D
Dhaugya
D
Dharma
A
Adharma
A
Agnis (sacrificial fires)
Ś
Śūdra-yoni (Śūdra birth)

Educational Q&A

Mistaking an improper act for dharma does not make it righteous; such error still binds one to adharma, offends the sacred fires, and yields harmful karmic results, described here as rebirth in a Śūdra womb.

Dhaugya is instructing about a ‘confidential’ but blameworthy point concerning sacrificial propriety: when people treat mishandling of ritual elements (especially connected with the sacred fires) as acceptable duty, they incur ritual offense and moral fault, leading to negative consequences.