Shloka 16

Adhyaya 19 — Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise

Sanskrit

असङ्गा गतयः सन्तु शैलाकाशाम्बु-भूमिषु ।

पातालेषु च सर्वेषु वधश्चाप्यधिकान्नरात् ॥

Transliteration

asaṅgā gatayaḥ santu śailākāśāmbu-bhūmiṣu /

pātāleṣu ca sarveṣu vadhaś cāpy adhikān narāt

Translation

لتكن حركاتي غير معاقة على الجبال، وفي السماء، وفي المياه، وعلى الأرض؛ وكذلك في جميع العوالم السفلية. وامنحني القدرة على قتل حتى الرجال المتفوقين (قوةً).

Word by Word

• असङ्गाः: unobstructed
• असङ्गाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; विशेषण of ‘गतयः’

• गतयः: movements/paths
• गतयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• सन्तु: let there be
• सन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: Imperative/benedictive sense (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• शैल-आकाश-अम्बु-भूमिषु: on mountains, in the sky, in waters, and on the earth
• शैल-आकाश-अम्बु-भूमिषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक) + आकाश (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बु (प्रातिपदिक) + भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; द्वन्द्व-समास (शैलेषु च आकाशेषु च अम्बुषु च भूमिषु च)

• पातालेषु: in the netherworlds
• पातालेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; विशेषण of ‘पातालेषु’

• वधः: slaying
• वधः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• अधिकात्: from a superior (one)
• अधिकात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; comparative sense “from one superior/greater”

• नरात्: from a man
• नरात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular

Speakers

• Kārtavīrya speaking (to Dattātreya)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "vira", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Dattātreya
• Kārtavīrya Arjuna

Key Themes

• Sovereign mobility
• Conquest
• Mythic superpowers
• Protection of realm

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The king’s duty to protect requires reach and responsiveness; the requested ‘unhindered movement’ mythologizes administrative and military readiness across all terrains.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita: narrative amplification of royal capability, explaining later feats attributed to the king.

What is the esoteric significance?

Movement through mountain/sky/water/earth/netherworlds maps to mastery over the ‘elements’ and domains—symbolic of comprehensive sovereignty over all layers of a kingdom and psyche.