Shloka 62.19Unverified draft
पवित्र पाशैर् बद्धो रक्त माल्य अनुलेपन:। वैष्णवम् यूपम् आसाद्य वाग्भि: अग्निम् उदाहर
Meaning
Bedaubing your person with red sandal paste and adorned with red garlands, you will be bound to a Vaishnava, sacrificial post with sacred ropes. There invoke Agni with these hymns.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| pavitra-pāśaiḥ baddhaḥ | पवित्र-पाशैः बद्धः | bound with sacred cords | Instrumental plural / Nominative |
| rakta-mālya-anulepanaḥ | रक्त-माल्य-अनुलेपनः | with a red garland and unguent | Nominative |
| vaiṣṇavam yūpam āsādya | वैष्णवम् यूपम् आसाद्य | having approached the sacrificial post of Vishnu | Accusative / Accusative / Gerund |
| vāgbhiḥ agnim udāhara | वाग्भिः अग्निम् उदाहर | invoke the fire with [these] words | Instrumental plural / Accusative / Verb (imperative) |
Reference: 1.62.19 · Bāla Kāṇḍa