Shloka 9

Adhyaya 36 — Madalasa’s Final Counsel and the Renunciation of King Ritadhvaja

Sanskrit

जड उवाच इत्युक्त्वा प्रददौ तस्मै सौवर्णं साङ्गुलीयकम् ।

आशिषश्चापि या योग्याः परुषस्य गृहे सतः ॥

Transliteration

jaḍa uvāca ityuktvā pradadau tasmai sauvarṇaṃ sāṅgulīyakam | āśiṣaścāpi yā yogyāḥ paruṣasya gṛhe sataḥ

Translation

জড়ে ক’লে—এইদৰে কৈ সি তাক এটা স্বৰ্ণমুদ্ৰিকা (সোনাৰ আঙুঠি) দিলে; আৰু সি গৃহস্থাশ্ৰমত থাকোঁতে পৰুষৰ বাবে যি যথোচিত আশীৰ্বাদ, সেয়াও সি প্ৰদান কৰিলে।

Word by Word

• jaḍaḥ: Jaḍa (the speaker)
• jaḍaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), अर्थ: ‘उक्त्वा’ (having said)

• pradadau: gave
• pradadau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• sauvarṇam: golden
• sauvarṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sauvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• sa-aṅgulīyakam: (a thing) with a ring / along with the ring
• sa-aṅgulīyakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgulīyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सह-तत्पुरुष (with- compound): ‘अङ्गुलीयकेन सह’/‘साङ्गुलीयक’ (with a ring); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āśiṣaḥ: blessings
• āśiṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (आशिष्), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-कारक (particle: also/even)

• yāḥ: which
• yāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of āśiṣaḥ)

• yogyāḥ: appropriate
• yogyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• paruṣasya: of Paruṣa
• paruṣasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• gṛhe: in the house
• gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• sataḥ: while (he) was (there) / being
• sataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present participle) ‘सत्’ from √as; पुँल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; ‘being/while being’ → ‘while (he) was’

Speakers

• Jaḍa (narrator within the story)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Transmission of counsel
• Blessings (āśīrvāda)
• Householder phase vs. renunciation
• Narrative framing

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even while advocating detachment, the tradition recognizes contextual appropriateness (yogyā āśiṣaḥ): blessings and duties are tailored to one’s station and stage.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Vaṃśānucarita: narrative of royal lineage and conduct, with embedded instruction and ritual-social norms.

What is the esoteric significance?

Gold symbolizes value and incorruptibility; the ‘golden ring’ becomes a portable talisman of discernment (viveka) amid worldly flux.