Shloka 7

अहल्याशापमोक्षः

The Release of Ahalya and Indra’s Restoration

Devanagari script

अफलस्तु कृतो मेष: परां तुष्टिं प्रदास्यति।भवतां हर्षणार्थाय ये च दास्यन्ति मानवा:।।1.49.7।।

Transliteration

aphalas tu kṛto meṣaḥ parāṁ tuṣṭiṁ pradāsyati | bhavatāṁ harṣaṇārthāya ye ca dāsyanti mānavāḥ || 1.49.7 ||

Translation

“纵使公羊被制为无睾丸，仍将赐予你们极大满足，使你们欢喜，也使将来献祭供奉它的人们欢喜。”

Word by Word

• aphalaḥ: testicle-less
• aphalaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + phala (फल प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि: ‘one who is without phala’ (here ‘without testicles’)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• kṛtaḥ: made
• kṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicative

• meṣaḥ: ram
• meṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: meṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• parām: great/supreme
• parām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifies tuṣṭim

• tuṣṭim: satisfaction/joy
• tuṣṭim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• pradāsyati: will give
• pradāsyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dā (प्र + दा धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 3rd Person, Singular; parasmaipada

• bhavatām: of you/for you (hon.)
• bhavatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th), Plural; honorific pronoun-like

• harṣaṇārthāya: for the purpose of delighting
• harṣaṇārthāya: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harṣaṇa (हर्षण प्रातिपदिक) + artha (अर्थ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th), Singular; तत्पुरुष: harṣaṇa-artha = ‘purpose of delighting’

• ye: who/those who
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; relative pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• dāsyanti: will give
• dāsyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 3rd Person, Plural; parasmaipada

• mānavāḥ: men/humans
• mānavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• meṣa (ram)
• Pitṛdevatās

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is confidence in rightful ritual action: even when an offering is altered for a higher corrective purpose, it remains valid when sanctioned by proper authority.

What is the narrative situation?

After ordering Indra’s restoration, Agni reassures that the now-altered ram will still yield satisfaction to the recipients and to future human offerers.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The virtue is trustworthiness in guidance—Agni provides assurance to prevent doubt and preserve the continuity of sacrificial practice.