Shloka 12

Adhyaya 33 — Madālasa on the Fruit of Śrāddha Performed on Lunar Days and Nakṣatras

Sanskrit

रूपयुक्तश्च चित्रासु तथापत्यान्यवाप्नुयात् ।

वाणिज्यलाभदा स्वातिर्विशाखा पुत्रकामदा ॥

Transliteration

rūpayuktaś ca citrāsu tathā apatyāny avāpnuyāt | vāṇijya-lābhadā svātir viśākhā putrakāmadā ||

Translation

Vào Citrā, người ấy được vẻ đẹp và sức hấp dẫn, lại có con cái. Svātī ban lợi lộc trong thương mại, và Viśākhā ban người con trai như ý.

Word by Word

• rūpa-yuktaḥ: endowed with beauty/form
• rūpa-yuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √yuj)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (rūpeṇa yuktaḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• citrāsu: in (the nakṣatra) Citrā
• citrāsu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; (नक्षत्र-नाम)

• tathā: likewise, also
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/also’)

• apatyāni: offspring, children
• apatyāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apatya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• avāpnuyāt: would obtain
• avāpnuyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• vāṇijya-lābha-dā: giver of gain in trade
• vāṇijya-lābha-dā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāṇijya (प्रातिपदिक) + lābha (प्रातिपदिक) + dā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (vāṇijyasya lābhaṃ dadāti)

• svātiḥ: (the nakṣatra) Svāti
• svātiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (नक्षत्र-नाम)

• viśākhā: (the nakṣatra) Viśākhā
• viśākhā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśākhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (नक्षत्र-नाम)

• putra-kāma-dā: giver of the desire/boon of a son
• putra-kāma-dā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + dā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (putrasya kāmaṃ dadāti)

Speakers

• Dharma-instructional narrator within the Purāṇic dialogue framework (not Devi Māhātmya); specific speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Pitṛs (Ancestors)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Nakṣatra observance
• Commerce
• Progeny
• Auspicious qualities

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even worldly aims (beauty, trade-profit, children) are placed under a dharmic framework: prosperity is legitimized when pursued through reverence and prescribed conduct rather than exploitation.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ācāra/dharma material; a practical calendar of ritual fruits.

What is the esoteric significance?

The nakṣatra mapping encodes a doctrine of ‘qualified time’: time is not homogeneous; certain windows are believed to resonate with specific human outcomes.