Shloka 45
उपवासफलात्मकविधिः — Upavāsa as Yajña-Equivalent Merit
Angiras Teaching
Devanagari script
अष्टमेन तु भक्तेन जीवन् संवत्सरं नृप
Transliteration
aṣṭamena tu bhaktena jīvan saṃvatsaraṃ nṛpa
Translation
大王啊，若有人以第八种之虔敬持行满一年，便能获得所期之法果——这表明，持久而自律的虔修本身，就是成就正法的强大途径。
Word by Word
अष्टमेनwith the eighth (portion/meal/act)
अष्टमेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअष्टम
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
भक्तेनwith food; by a meal/portion of food
भक्तेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभक्त
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
जीवन्living; while living
जीवन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootजीवत्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
संवत्सरम्a year
संवत्सरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंवत्सर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नृपO king
नृप:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
अंगियरा उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
Aṅgiras (speaker)N
nṛpa (the king addressed)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that devotion is not merely a momentary feeling but a sustained discipline: maintaining a prescribed form of devotion for an entire year is presented as a potent dharmic practice that yields spiritual merit.
Aṅgiras addresses a king and describes the efficacy of a particular (eighth) mode of devotion, stating that living with it for a year brings the intended religious result, as part of a broader instruction on dharma and observances.