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Shloka 10

Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment

दुष्टान्नामिषपानं च यदन्योन्यविरोधि च । गुरु चाप्यमितं भुद्धक्ते नातिजीर्णेडपि वा पुन:

duṣṭān nāmiṣapānaṃ ca yad anyonyavirodhi ca | guru cāpy amitaṃ bhunkte nātijīrṇe ’pi vā punaḥ ||

Bậc Siddha nói: Người ấy dùng đồ ăn thức uống ô uế, cả thịt và chất say; lại ăn chung những thứ có tính chất xung khắc. Có lúc ăn đồ nặng bụng mà còn quá nhiều. Có khi thức ăn trước còn chưa tiêu đã lại ăn nữa—thật là không biết tiết chế, không biết phân biệt.

दुष्टात्from what is bad/impure
दुष्टात्:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rootदुष्ट (दुष् + क्त)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
नामindeed/for instance
नाम:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम
आमिषmeat/flesh
आमिष:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआमिष
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पानम्drinking/drink
पानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपान
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
यत्which/that (thing)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
अन्योन्यmutual/with each other
अन्योन्य:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्योन्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
विरोधिcontradictory/incompatible
विरोधि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविरोधिन्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
गुरुheavy (to digest)
गुरु:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगुरु
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अमितम्immeasurable/excessive
अमितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअमित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भुङ्क्तेeats/consumes
भुङ्क्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अतिजीर्णेwhen (the previous food is) not fully digested
अतिजीर्णे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिजीर्ण (अति + जीर्ण)
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः

सिद्ध उवाच

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Siddha

Educational Q&A

The verse criticizes lack of restraint and discernment in consumption—taking impure items, mixing incompatible foods, overeating heavy meals, and eating again before digestion. Ethically, it points to self-control (dama) and mindful conduct (ācāra) as supports of dharma.

A Siddha is describing a person’s undisciplined habits, especially regarding food and drink, as part of a broader moral evaluation. The focus is on observable conduct that reveals inner disorder and ethical negligence.