बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम्
bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram
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chapter-83, verse-48
सेतुस्नानं प्रकर्तव्यं गायत्रीलक्षसंख्यका ।
रौप्यमात्रं पयः पीत्वा ग्रहदानं प्रयत्नतः ॥४८॥
रौप्यमात्रं पयः पीत्वा ग्रहदानं प्रयत्नतः ॥४८॥
48. setusnānaṃ prakartavyaṃ gāyatrīlakṣasaṃkhyakā .
raupyamātraṃ payaḥ pītvā grahadānaṃ prayatnataḥ.
raupyamātraṃ payaḥ pītvā grahadānaṃ prayatnataḥ.
48.
setu-snānam prakartavyam gāyatrī-lakṣa-saṃkhyakā
raupya-mātram payaḥ pītvā graha-dānam prayatnataḥ
raupya-mātram payaḥ pītvā graha-dānam prayatnataḥ
48.
A ritual bath (snānam) at Setu (Rameswaram) should be performed, along with the recitation of the Gāyatrī mantra a lakh times. After consuming only milk (payaḥ), offerings (dānam) to the planets (graha) should be made with silver and with great effort.
Words meanings summery:
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- सेतु-स्नानम् (setu-snānam) - ritual bath (snānam) at Setu (Rameswaram) (bath at a bridge/causeway)
- प्रकर्तव्यम् (prakartavyam) - should be performed (referring to the bath and Gayatri japa) (should be performed, ought to be done well)
- गायत्री-लक्ष-संख्यका (gāyatrī-lakṣa-saṁkhyakā) - the Gāyatrī (mantra) recited one lakh (100,000) times (numbered by a lakh of Gayatri, a hundred thousand Gayatri (recitations))
- रौप्य-मात्रम् (raupya-mātram) - (offerings of) only silver, or (drinking milk and giving) silver as an offering (only silver, merely silver)
- पयः (payaḥ) - milk (as a part of a fast or offering) (milk, water, sap)
- पीत्वा (pītvā) - after drinking (only milk, implying a fast) (having drunk)
- ग्रह-दानम् (graha-dānam) - offerings (dānam) made to the planets (graha) (offering to planets, planetary donation)
- प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - with great effort and diligence (with effort, diligently, carefully)
Words meanings and morphology
सेतु-स्नानम् (setu-snānam) - ritual bath (snānam) at Setu (Rameswaram) (bath at a bridge/causeway)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of setu-snāna
setu-snāna - ritual bath at Setu (Rameswaram)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (setu+snāna)
- setu – bridge, dam, causeway
proper noun (masculine) - snāna – bath, bathing, ritual ablution
noun (neuter)
from root √snā (to bathe)
Root: snā (class 2)
Note: implied object of prakartavyam
प्रकर्तव्यम् (prakartavyam) - should be performed (referring to the bath and Gayatri japa) (should be performed, ought to be done well)
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of prakartavya
prakartavya - to be performed, to be done
Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
from prefix pra- + root √kṛ (to do, make)
Prefix: pra
Root: kṛ (class 8)
गायत्री-लक्ष-संख्यका (gāyatrī-lakṣa-saṁkhyakā) - the Gāyatrī (mantra) recited one lakh (100,000) times (numbered by a lakh of Gayatri, a hundred thousand Gayatri (recitations))
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gāyatrī-lakṣa-saṃkhyaka
gāyatrī-lakṣa-saṁkhyaka - numbering a hundred thousand Gayatri
compound word
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gāyatrī+lakṣa+saṃkhyaka)
- gāyatrī – Gayatri mantra, a sacred Vedic meter
proper noun (feminine) - lakṣa – a hundred thousand, lakh, target
noun (neuter) - saṃkhyaka – numbered, counting
adjective (masculine)
from saṃkhyā (number)
Note: agrees with an implied `japa` or `kriyā`, meaning 'a lakh count of Gayatri recitation'
रौप्य-मात्रम् (raupya-mātram) - (offerings of) only silver, or (drinking milk and giving) silver as an offering (only silver, merely silver)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of raupya-mātra
raupya-mātra - merely silver, only silver
Compound type : karmadhāraya (raupya+mātra)
- raupya – silver, made of silver
noun (neuter)
from rūpa (form, beauty) - mātra – measure, extent, only, merely
adjective (neuter)
Note: object of implied 'given' or part of graha-dānam
पयः (payaḥ) - milk (as a part of a fast or offering) (milk, water, sap)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of payas
payas - milk, water
Note: object of pītvā
पीत्वा (pītvā) - after drinking (only milk, implying a fast) (having drunk)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
from root √pā (to drink)
Root: pā (class 1)
ग्रह-दानम् (graha-dānam) - offerings (dānam) made to the planets (graha) (offering to planets, planetary donation)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of graha-dāna
graha-dāna - offering to planets
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (graha+dāna)
- graha – planet, seizer
noun (masculine)
from root √grah (to seize)
Root: grah (class 9) - dāna – gift, offering, donation
noun (neuter)
from root √dā (to give)
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: subject of an implied 'should be done' (kartavyam)
प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - with great effort and diligence (with effort, diligently, carefully)
(indeclinable)
from prayatna (effort) + -tas (adverbial suffix)
Note: modifies the act of making offerings