चूड़ाकरणम्The tonsure
Verse 174
तिलगोधूमसंयुक्तं शरावं स्थापयेद् बुधः । कवोष्णं सलिलं चापि क्षुरमेकं सुशाणितम् ॥ १७४ ॥
tilagōdhūmasaṁyuktaṁ śarāvaṁ sthāpayēd budhaḥ | kavōṣṇaṁ salilaṁ cāpi kṣuramēkaṁ suśāṇitam || 174 ||
Translation
mixed with sesame and wheat, the wise one; and also lukewarm water, and a single, well-whetted razor.
Word by word
- tila
- sesame
- gōdhūma
- and wheat
- saṁyuktaṁ
- mixed with
- śarāvaṁ
- a dish
- sthāpayēd
- (sthāpayet) should set
- budhaḥ
- the wise one
- kavōṣṇaṁ
- lukewarm
- salilaṁ
- water
- ca
- and
- api
- also
- kṣuram
- (kṣuram) razor
- ēkaṁ
- one
- suśāṇitam
- (suśāṇitam) well whetted
Meaning
The dish of dung with sesame and wheat will receive the cut hair; the warm water softens the hair; the razor is sharpened well.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 172.