Shloka 20

Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya

Sanskrit

सुवर्णमणिरत्नादि वाहनं गृहमासनम् ।

स्त्रियोऽन्नपानं पुत्राश्च चारुमाल्यानुलेपनम् ॥

Transliteration

suvarṇa-maṇi-ratnādi vāhanaṃ gṛham āsanam / striyo 'nna-pānaṃ putrāś ca cāru-mālyānulepanam

Translation

সোণ, ৰত্ন আৰু মণি; বাহন; গৃহ আৰু আসন; নাৰী; অন্ন-পান; পুত্ৰ; আৰু মনোহৰ মালা আৰু সুগন্ধি লেপন—

Word by Word

• सुवर्ण-मणि-रत्न-आदि: gold, gems, jewels, etc.
• सुवर्ण-मणि-रत्न-आदि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + मणि (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective)

• वाहनम्: vehicle
• वाहनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• गृह-आसनम्: house and seat
• गृह-आसनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (house and seat)

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karma (कर्म/Object; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अन्न-पानम्: food and drink
• अन्न-पानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + पान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (food and drink)

• पुत्राः: sons/children
• पुत्राः: Karma (कर्म/Object; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• चारु-माल्य-अनुलेपनम्: beautiful garlands and ointments
• चारु-माल्य-अनुलेपनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारु (प्रातिपदिक) + माल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (garlands and unguents), चारु- (adjectival qualifier)

Speakers

• Continuation of the human speaker’s formulation of possible ‘boons’/fruits

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Artha and kāma as fruits of puṇya
• Worldly prosperity
• Merit-to-enjoyment linkage

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text acknowledges legitimate worldly aims, but frames them as secondary products of merit rather than ultimate goals.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ethical/nīti material; not pancalakṣaṇa proper.

What is the esoteric significance?

The list functions as a diagnostic of desire: by enumerating pleasures, the speaker prepares to subordinate them to dharma (merit) rather than craving.