सौवर्णं राजतं ताम्रं कांस्यजं मृत्तिकोद्भवम् । पाषाणं काचजं वाऽपि घटमक्षतमव्रणम् । कारयेद्देवताप्रीत्यै वित्तशाठ्यं विबर्जयेत् ॥ १८३ ॥
sauvarṇaṁ rājataṁ tāmraṁ kāṁsyajaṁ mṛttikōdbhavam | pāṣāṇaṁ kācajaṁ vā’pi ghaṭamakṣatamavraṇam | kārayēddēvatāprītyai vittaśāṭhyaṁ vibarjayēt || 183 ||
Translation
Of gold, silver, copper, bronze, clay, stone or glass, a jar unbroken and without flaw should be made for the deity's pleasure; avoid stinginess with money.
Word by word
- sauvarṇaṁ
- of gold
- rājataṁ
- of silver
- tāmraṁ
- of copper
- kāṁsyajaṁ
- of bronze
- mṛttikōdbhavam
- of clay
- pāṣāṇaṁ
- of stone
- kācajaṁ
- of glass
- vā’pi
- or
- ghaṭamakṣatamavraṇam
- a jar unbroken and without flaw
- kārayēddēvatāprītyai
- should be made for the deity's pleasure
- vittaśāṭhyaṁ
- stinginess with money
- vibarjayēt
- should avoid
