Shloka 5

Adhyaya 13 — Raivata and Chakshusha

Sanskrit

तत्राह्लादकरः सद्यः पवनः सुखशीतलः ।

करम्भबालुकाकुम्भमध्यस्थो मे समागतः ॥

Transliteration

tatrāhlādakaraḥ sadyaḥ pavanaḥ sukhaśītalaḥ | karambha-bālukā-kumbha-madhyastho me samāgataḥ

Translation

সেখানে আমি খিচুড়ির মতো লেপ ও বালুতে পূর্ণ ঘটগুলির মাঝে দাঁড়িয়ে ছিলাম; তখনই হঠাৎ মনোহর, শীতল ও সুখস্পর্শী বাতাস আমার দিকে বয়ে এল।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक अव्यय/adverb of place)

• आह्लादकरः: causing delight
• आह्लादकरः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/adjectival to पवनः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आह्लाद-कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुष: आह्लादं करोति इति

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/time adverb)

• पवनः: wind
• पवनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सुखशीतलः: pleasantly cool
• सुखशीतलः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/adjectival to पवनः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-शीतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: सुखं च शीतलश्च (pleasantly cool)

• करम्भबालुकाकुम्भमध्यस्थः: situated in the middle of the karambha-sand-pot
• करम्भबालुकाकुम्भमध्यस्थः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/adjectival to पवनः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: करम्भ-बालुका-कुम्भ-मध्य-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: करम्भबालुकाकुम्भस्य मध्ये स्थितः

• मे: to me / of me
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (enclitic)

• समागतः: has arrived
• समागतः: क्रिया (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘has come/arrived’

Speakers

• Narrative voice (a suffering being recounting experience; exact frame-speaker not specified in input)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Karma
• Naraka (hell) imagery
• Compassion/relief amid suffering

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even within punitive realms, relief can arise through contact with merit, compassion, or a righteous presence—hinting that karma is nuanced, not merely retributive.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily Dharma/Karma narrative instruction (not one of the core five like Sarga/Pratisarga/Vaṃśa/Manvantara/Vaṃśānucarita, but supportive ethical material often embedded within Vaṃśānucarita-style stories).

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘cool breeze’ amid torment symbolizes śītalatā (cooling grace): the pacification of suffering when sattva/puṇya makes contact with a distressed consciousness.