Shloka 5

Adhyaya 2 — The Wise Birds

Sanskrit

आपानासक्तममलस्त्रग्दामाम्बरधारिणम् ।

भार्यासहायमासीनं शिलापट्टेऽमले शुभे ॥

Transliteration

āpānāsaktam amalastragdāmāmbaradhāriṇam | bhāryāsahāyam āsīnaṃ śilāpaṭṭe 'male śubhe ||

Translation

সে পানীয় পানের উদ্দেশ্যে উদ্যত ছিল; নির্মল মালা, কটিবন্ধ ও শুচি বস্ত্র পরিধান করেছিল; এবং পত্নীসহ শুভ্র, পবিত্র পাথরের আসনে বসেছিল।

Word by Word

• आपान-आसक्तम्: attached to drinking (liquor)
• आपान-आसक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपान (प्रातिपदिक) + आसक्त (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आपाने आसक्तः)

• अमल-स्त्रक्-दाम-अम्बर-धारिणम्: wearing a spotless garland, garland-string, and garment
• अमल-स्त्रक्-दाम-अम्बर-धारिणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक) + स्त्रक् (प्रातिपदिक) + दाम (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः—(अमला स्त्रक्, दाम, अम्बरं च धारयति)

• भार्या-सहायम्: having his wife as companion
• भार्या-सहायम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक) + सहाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भार्यायाः सहायः)

• आसीनम्: seated
• आसीनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आस् (धातु) → आसीन (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; ‘उपविष्टम्’

• शिला-पट्टे: on a stone slab
• शिला-पट्टे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिला (प्रातिपदिक) + पट्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिलायाः पट्टः)

• अमले: clean, spotless
• अमले: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; शिला-पट्टे इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• शुभे: auspicious, pleasant
• शुभे: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; शिला-पट्टे इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

Speakers

• Narratorial description within the opening frame (Markandeya Purana’s introductory narrative context)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Frame narrative
• Purity/auspiciousness
• Domestic companionship
• Scene-setting (character depiction)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse emphasizes śauca (purity) and maṅgala (auspicious order) even in ordinary postures of life—clean attire, clean seat, and the presence of the spouse as a legitimate companion in dharmic life. It sets a tone of composure and propriety before the narrative’s teachings unfold.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

This verse is not directly a pancalakṣaṇa element (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). It functions as upodghāta/frame-setting (introductory narrative description) that supports later genealogical and manvantara materials.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘spotless’ (amala) garb and ‘auspicious’ (śubha) stone seat symbolically indicate a sattvic, clarified mental ground suitable for receiving or transmitting dharma-kathā. The wife’s companionship can be read as the harmonizing śakti of household life—order, continuity, and support—rather than mere ornamentation.