उपवीत होमः, शिखाहुतिःOffering the sacred thread; offering the tuft
Verse 262
यज्ञसूत्रशिखात्यागात् संन्यासः स्यात् द्विजन्मनाम् । शूद्राणामितरेषाञ्च शिखां हुत्वैव संस्क्रिया ॥ २६२ ॥
yajñasūtraśikhātyāgāt saṁnyāsaḥ syāt dvijanmanām | śūdrāṇāmitarēṣāñca śikhāṁ hutvaiva saṁskriyā || 262 ||
Translation
For the twice-born, renunciation comes by giving up the sacred thread and the tuft; for śūdras and the others, the sacrament is by offering the tuft alone.
Word by word
- yajña
- sacred
- sūtra
- the thread
- śikhā
- and the tuft
- tyāgāt
- by giving up
- saṁnyāsaḥ
- renunciation
- syāt
- comes
- dvijanmanām
- for the twice-born
- śūdrāṇām
- (śūdrāṇām) for śūdras
- itarēṣāñ
- (itareṣām) and the others
- ca
- and
- śikhāṁ
- the tuft
- hutvā
- by offering
- ēva
- alone
- saṁskriyā
- the sacrament
Meaning
The commentary glosses "dvijanman" as brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas, and "itare" as the mixed classes. Those who never wore the thread renounce by offering the tuft. The commentary reads verses 262 and 263 together.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Dvijanmanām: of brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas. Itareṣām: of the mixed castes (varṇasaṅkara). (This explanation covers verses 262 and 263.)