Shloka 31

Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu

Sanskrit

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।

अनन्तरञ्च मृगयाप्रसङ्गेनागतॊ मुने ।

तस्याश्रमपदं धीमान् दुर्गमः स नराधिपः ॥

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |

anantarañ ca mṛgayāprasaṅgenāgato mune |

tasyāśramapadaṃ dhīmān durgamaḥ sa narādhipaḥ ||

Translation

মার্কণ্ডেয় বললেন—তখন, হে মুনিশ্রেষ্ঠ, শিকারের সময় জ্ঞানী রাজা দুর্গম সেই আশ্রম-নিবাসে এসে উপস্থিত হলেন।

Word by Word

• mārkaṇḍeyaḥ: Markandeya
• mārkaṇḍeyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārkaṇḍeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• anantaram: afterwards
• anantaram: Sambandha (काल-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषणवत्), accusative-form functioning as avyaya: ‘afterwards/next’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• mṛgayāprasaṅgena: due to the occasion of hunting
• mṛgayāprasaṅgena: Hetu (हेतु/करण-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛgayā-prasaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: mṛgayā (hunt) + prasaṅga (occasion/pretext)

• āgataḥ: having come/arrived
• āgataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: Kta past participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• āśramapadam: the hermitage-abode
• āśramapadam: Karma (कर्म/गति-लक्ष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama-pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: āśrama (hermitage) + pada (place/abode)

• dhīmān: wise
• dhīmān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• durgamaḥ: Durgama
• durgamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• narādhipaḥ: king, ruler of men
• narādhipaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara-adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: nara (men) + adhipa (ruler)

Speakers

• Mārkaṇḍeya narrating to an unspecified listener (frame not provided in input)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Encounter between royalty and ascetic life
• Hunt as narrative catalyst
• Āśrama culture

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The hunt—often linked with rajas and distraction—ironically becomes the doorway to dharma, bringing the king into the sphere of sages and right counsel.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita (narrative episode) that supports broader vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita threads by introducing a ruler into the story.

What is the esoteric significance?

The movement from forest-chase to āśrama symbolizes the turning of outward pursuit into inward inquiry.