Shloka 17

Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)

Devanagari script

ततो मे पुनरेवासीत्‌ संज्ञा संचिन्त्य शास्त्रत: । नायं वेदेषु विहितो विधिहस्त इति प्रभो

Transliteration

tato me punar evāsīt saṁjñā saṁcintya śāstrataḥ | nāyaṁ vedeṣu vihito vidhihasta iti prabho ||

Translation

随后我依照《沙斯特罗》之理反复思量，神志又复归清明。我断定道：“主上啊，这所谓‘以手为法’的仪则，并非《吠陀》所规定。”

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/thereupon')

• मे: of me / to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, singular

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: Avyaya

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: Avyaya

• आसीत्: was/arose
• आसीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

• संज्ञा: consciousness/sense
• संज्ञा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा
• Form: Feminine, nominative, singular

• संचिन्त्य: having reflected/considered
• संचिन्त्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + चिन्त्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable

• शास्त्रतः: from the śāstra / according to scripture
• शास्त्रतः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र
• Form: Neuter, ablative, singular (used adverbially)

• न: not
• न: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न
• Form: Avyaya (negation)

• अयम्: this (one/thing)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• वेदेषु: in the Vedas
• वेदेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद
• Form: Masculine, locative, plural

• विहितः: prescribed/ordained
• विहितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), masculine, nominative, singular

• विधिहस्तः: the hand of injunction / prescribed procedure (lit. 'injunction-hand')
• विधिहस्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि + हस्त
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• इति: thus
• इति: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: Avyaya (quotative)

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Prabhu (addressed lord)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma emphasizes that ethical or ritual claims should be tested against recognized śāstra and Vedic prescription; if a practice is not Veda-sanctioned, it should not be treated as binding dharma merely by assertion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma reports a moment of regained clarity: after careful scriptural reflection, he rejects a purported ‘rule’ as lacking Vedic authorization, addressing his listener respectfully as ‘prabho’.