Shloka 2

Adhyaya 65 — Svarocis Enjoys on the Mountain; A Debate on Marital Fidelity and Desire

Sanskrit

सर्वोपभोगरत्नानि मधूनि मधुराणि च ।

निधयः समुपाजह्रुः पद्मिन्या वशवर्तिनः ॥

Transliteration

sarvopabhogaratnāni madhūni madhurāṇi ca / nidhayaḥ samupājahruḥ padminyā vaśavartinaḥ

Translation

وجاءت النِّدْهياتُ (خزائنُ الكنوز)، الخاضعةُ لسلطانِ بادميني، بجواهرَ لكلِّ متعة، وبعسَلٍ عذبٍ كذلك.

Word by Word

• सर्वोपभोगरत्नानि: all enjoyment-treasures
• सर्वोपभोगरत्नानि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + उपभोग + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष (all + enjoyment + gems/treasures)

• मधूनि: honeys, sweet drinks
• मधूनि: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मधुराणि: sweet
• मधुराणि: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); (मधूनि इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• निधयः: treasures (personified)
• निधयः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन (Plural)

• समुपाजह्रुः: brought forth, presented
• समुपाजह्रुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + हृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); उपसर्गौ: सम् + उप + आ

• पद्मिन्याः: of Padminī
• पद्मिन्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular)

• वशवर्तिनः: obedient, under (her) control
• वशवर्तिनः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वश + वर्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष (under control + abiding)

Speakers

• Mārkaṇḍeya narrating

Shakti Aspects

• Padminī-vidyā functioning as a controlling śakti over nidhis

Key Themes

• Prosperity
• Vidyā’s efficacy
• Controlled enjoyment (upabhoga)
• Personified cosmic resources

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse distinguishes abundance from greed: luxuries arrive through ordered power (vaśavartin), implying that ungoverned desire is not the ideal—governed resources are.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Manvantara narrative: demonstrates the functioning of extraordinary agencies (nidhis, vidyā) within an epochal framework.

What is the esoteric significance?

Honey and jewels symbolize sweetness (rasa) and value (artha). Under Padminī, both ‘taste’ and ‘worth’ become harmonized rather than conflicting drives.