दुर्गा-सप्तशती
durgā-saptaśatī
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chapter-13, verse-19
नमस्येऽहं पितॄन्ये वै तर्प्यन्तेऽरण्यवासिभिः ।
वन्यैः श्राद्धैर्यताहारैस्तपोनिर्धूतकिल्बिषैः ॥१९॥
वन्यैः श्राद्धैर्यताहारैस्तपोनिर्धूतकिल्बिषैः ॥१९॥
19. namasye'haṃ pitṝnye vai tarpyante'raṇyavāsibhiḥ .
vanyaiḥ śrāddhairyatāhāraistaponirdhūtakilbiṣaiḥ.
vanyaiḥ śrāddhairyatāhāraistaponirdhūtakilbiṣaiḥ.
19.
namasye aham pitṝn ye vai tarpyante araṇyavāsibhiḥ
vanyaiḥ śrāddhaiḥ yatāhāraiḥ taponirdhūtakilbiṣaiḥ
vanyaiḥ śrāddhaiḥ yatāhāraiḥ taponirdhūtakilbiṣaiḥ
19.
I bow to the ancestors (pitṛ) who are indeed satisfied by forest-dwellers through offerings (śrāddha) made with forest produce, by those who practice food restraint, and whose impurities have been cleansed by asceticism (tapas).
Words meanings summery:
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- नमस्ये (namasye) - I bow, I salute
- अहम् (aham) - I
- पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, forefathers
- ये (ye) - who, those who
- वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily
- तर्प्यन्ते (tarpyante) - are satisfied, are propitiated, are offered libations to
- अरण्यवासिभिः (araṇyavāsibhiḥ) - by forest-dwellers, by ascetics living in forests
- वन्यैः (vanyaiḥ) - by offerings made from forest produce (by wild (things), by forest produce)
- श्राद्धैः (śrāddhaiḥ) - by śrāddhas, by ancestral offerings
- यताहारैः (yatāhāraiḥ) - by those with restrained food/diet, by ascetics practicing food control
- तपोनिर्धूतकिल्बिषैः (taponirdhūtakilbiṣaiḥ) - by those whose sins are purified by asceticism
Words meanings and morphology
नमस्ये (namasye) - I bow, I salute
(verb)
1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of namas
Present tense, middle voice, 1st person singular
From root nam (1st class, parasmāi/ātmanepada), present middle namasye
Root: nam (class 1)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, forefathers
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefather
ये (ye) - who, those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily
(indeclinable)
तर्प्यन्ते (tarpyante) - are satisfied, are propitiated, are offered libations to
(verb)
3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of tṛp
Present tense, passive voice, 3rd person plural
From root tṛp (4th class, parasmāi/ātmanepada), passive tarpyate
Root: tṛp (class 4)
अरण्यवासिभिः (araṇyavāsibhiḥ) - by forest-dwellers, by ascetics living in forests
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of araṇyavāsin
araṇyavāsin - forest-dweller, hermit
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (araṇya+vāsin)
- araṇya – forest, wilderness
noun (neuter) - vāsin – dweller, resident
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun
From root vas ('to dwell') with suffix -in
Root: vas (class 1)
वन्यैः (vanyaiḥ) - by offerings made from forest produce (by wild (things), by forest produce)
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of vanya
vanya - belonging to the forest, wild, forest produce
Derived from vana ('forest') with suffix -ya
Note: Agrees with śrāddhaiḥ
श्राद्धैः (śrāddhaiḥ) - by śrāddhas, by ancestral offerings
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of śrāddha
śrāddha - act of reverence towards ancestors, ancestral offering, funeral ceremony
यताहारैः (yatāhāraiḥ) - by those with restrained food/diet, by ascetics practicing food control
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of yatāhāra
yatāhāra - one who has restrained his food, abstinent
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yata+āhāra)
- yata – restrained, controlled, subdued
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root yam ('to restrain, control') with suffix -ta
Root: yam (class 1) - āhāra – food, diet, consumption
noun (masculine)
From ā-hṛ ('to bring near, collect') with nominal suffix
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Refers to the forest dwellers
तपोनिर्धूतकिल्बिषैः (taponirdhūtakilbiṣaiḥ) - by those whose sins are purified by asceticism
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of taponirdhūtakilbiṣa
taponirdhūtakilbiṣa - one whose sins are washed away by asceticism
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+nirdhūta+kilbiṣa)
- tapas – asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity
noun (neuter) - nirdhūta – cleansed, purified, shaken off
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root dhū ('to shake') with prefix nir- and suffix -ta
Prefix: nis
Root: dhū (class 9) - kilbiṣa – sin, fault, crime
noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to the forest dwellers