Shloka 14
Devanagari script
पुंनाम्नो नरकात् पुत्रस्त्रायते पितरं श्रुति: । तस्मादपत्यसंताने यतस्व ब्रह्मसत्तम
Transliteration
puṁnāmno narakāt putras trāyate pitaraṁ śrutiḥ | tasmād apatyasaṁtāne yatasva brahmasattama ||
Translation
曼达帕拉说道：“《圣闻》（śruti）宣示：儿子能将父亲从名为‘普姆—那曼’的地狱中救度出来。因此，噢，最上等的婆罗门啊，当努力以子嗣使你的家系绵延不绝。”
Word by Word
पुंनाम्नःof (the) ‘puṃnāman’ (hell so named)
पुंनाम्नः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपुंनामन्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
नरकात्from hell
नरकात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootनरक
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
पुत्रःthe son
पुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्रायतेprotects / delivers
त्रायते:
TypeVerb
Rootत्रा
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
पितरम्the father
पितरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
श्रुतिःthe śruti / scripture / tradition
श्रुतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तस्मात्therefore
तस्मात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतस्मात् (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
अपत्यसंतानेin the continuation of progeny/lineage
अपत्यसंताने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअपत्य-संतान
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
यतस्वstrive / make effort
यतस्व:
TypeVerb
Rootयत्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
ब्रह्मसत्तमO best of Brahmins
ब्रह्मसत्तम:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्-सत्तम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
मन्दपाल उवाच
Characters & Entities
म
मन्दपाल (Mandapāla)प
पुंनाम्नो नरक (Puṁ-nāman hell)श
श्रुति (Śruti)Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the dharmic importance of progeny: according to śruti, having a son is linked with fulfilling ancestral obligations, symbolically described as rescuing the father from the ‘Puṁ-nāman’ hell; hence one should strive for continuity of the family line.
Mandapāla addresses a Brahmin (brahmasattama), invoking Vedic authority to urge him to make effort toward producing offspring so that the lineage remains unbroken and ancestral duties are secured.