कृत्त्वान्न्वश्यकमुपस्पृश्योदकं देवर्षिगोब्राह्मणगुरुविद्धसिध्दाचायेंभ्या meaning
This appears to be a Sanskrit phrase from Hindu ritual/scriptural tradition. Let me translate it.
The phrase (with standard diacritics reconstructed) reads:
कृत्त्वान्नवश्यकमुपस्पृश्योदकं देवर्षिगोब्राह्मणगुरुविद्धसिद्धाचार्येभ्यः
Breaking it down:
| Sanskrit | Meaning |
|---|---|
| कृत्त्वा (kṛttvā) | Having done / after performing |
| आवश्यकम् (āvaśyakam) | the necessary (obligatory daily duties / ablutions) |
| उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) | having touched / sipped (ritual achamanam - sipping water) |
| उदकं (udakaṃ) | water |
| देव (deva) | gods / deities |
| ऋषि (ṛṣi) | sages / seers |
| गो (go) | cows |
| ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) | brahmins / learned priests |
| गुरु (guru) | teacher / preceptor |
| विद्ध (viddha) | the initiated / those pierced (by sacred rites) |
| सिद्ध (siddha) | the perfected / accomplished ones |
| आचार्येभ्यः (ācāryebhyaḥ) | to the preceptors / masters (dative plural) |
Full meaning:
"After performing the necessary (daily) duties and sipping/touching water (ritual purification), [one should offer reverence] to the gods, sages, cows, brahmins, teachers, the initiated, the perfected ones, and the preceptors."
Context:
This is a Dharmaśāstra / Smṛti injunction describing the morning ritual routine (nitya-karma). After completing one's obligatory daily acts (sandhyā, etc.) and performing ācamana (ritual sipping of water for purification), a person is directed to mentally or physically pay homage to this hierarchy of revered beings - a standard sequence found in texts like the Manusmṛti or Yājñavalkyasmṛti.
The phrase essentially encodes the Hindu ethical-ritual priority order: divine beings first, then sages, cows (considered sacred), brahmins, teachers, and spiritually accomplished masters.
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