तदा प्रभृति काकुत्स्थ पितृदेवास्समागता:। अफलान् भुञ्जते मेषान् फलैस्तेषामयोजयन्।।1.49.9।।
Meaning
From that time onward, Kakutstha, the ancestral deities have accepted rams without testicles as offerings, granting the benefit as though they still had them.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tadā prabhṇti kākutstha | तदा प्रभ्ण्ति काकुत्स्थ | from then on, O descendant of Kakutstha | Adverbial / Adverbial / Vocative |
| pitṇ-devāḥ samāgatāḥ | पित्ण्-देवाः समागताः | the assembled ancestor-gods | Nominative plural (x2) |
| aphalān bhuñjate meṣān | अफलान् भुञ्जते मेषान् | eat rams without testicles | Accusative plural / Verb (present, middle) / Accusative plural |
| phalaiḥ teṣām ayojayan | फलैः तेषाम् अयोजयन् | [but] joined them with fruits | Instrumental plural / Genitive / Verb (causative imperfect) |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source extends the logic further: since a goat is considered homogenous to a ram, the manes came to accept castrated goats as an equally valid substitute offering, with the offerer receiving the same benefit as if a full ram had been given.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.49.9 · Bāla Kāṇḍa