Shloka 18

Prāyaścitta and Contextual Non-Culpability (प्रायश्चित्त-निमित्त-अदोषवाद)

Devanagari script

बृहस्पतिसवेनेष्ट्वा सुरापो ब्राह्मण: पुनः । समितिं ब्राह्मणो गच्छेदिति वै ब्रह्मण: श्रुति:

Transliteration

bṛhaspatisavenēṣṭvā surāpo brāhmaṇaḥ punaḥ | samitiṃ brāhmaṇo gacched iti vai brahmaṇaḥ śrutiḥ ||

Translation

Vyāsa nói: “Ngay cả một Bà-la-môn đã uống rượu say, sau khi cử hành tế lễ mang tên Bṛhaspati-sava, cũng được thanh tịnh trở lại; Śruti tuyên rằng vị Bà-la-môn ấy khi đó có thể vào hội chúng của Phạm Thiên (Brahmā).”

Word by Word

• बृहस्पति-सवेन: by the (rite called) Bṛhaspati-sava
• बृहस्पति-सवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति-सव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• इष्ट्वा: having performed sacrifice
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: क्त्वा, Parasmaipada (usage), Absolutive (having sacrificed)

• सुरापः: a drinker of liquor
• सुरापः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुराप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• समितिम्: assembly; council
• समितिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समिति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणः: the Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गच्छेत्: may go; should go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Vidhi-linga, Optative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahman / of Brahmā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• श्रुतिः: the śruti (Vedic statement)
• श्रुतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Bṛhaspati
• Brahmā
• Brāhmaṇa
• Bṛhaspati-sava (sacrifice)
• Śruti (Vedic revelation)
• samiti (assembly)