Shloka 57

Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati

Sanskrit

जड उवाच इत्युक्त्वा सा तदा देवी सर्वजिह्वा सरस्वती ।

जगामादर्शनं सद्यो नागस्य कमलेक्षणा ॥

Transliteration

jaḍa uvāca ityuktvā sā tadā devī sarvajihvā sarasvatī / jagāmādarśanaṃ sadyo nāgasya kamalekṣaṇā

Translation

Jaḍa sprach: Nachdem die Göttin—Sarvajihvā Sarasvatī, lotusäugig—so gesprochen hatte, verschwand sie sogleich aus dem Blick des Nāga.

Word by Word

• jaḍaḥ: Jaḍa (name)
• jaḍaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha/Quotation marker (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• uktvā: having spoken
• uktvā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having said’ (पूर्वकालिक क्रियाविशेषण)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of time (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarva-jihvā: all-tongued (of many tongues)
• sarva-jihvā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jihvā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying ‘sarasvatī/devī’

• sarasvatī: Sarasvatī
• sarasvatī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• adarśanam: to invisibility; out of sight
• adarśanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adarśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); used as goal/state with ‘gam’

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• nāgasya: of the Nāga (serpent-being)
• nāgasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• kamala-īkṣaṇā: lotus-eyed
• kamala-īkṣaṇā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक) + īkṣaṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); epithet of the goddess

Speakers

• Jaḍa (as narrator) reporting the event

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Sarasvatī

Shakti Aspects

• Sarvajihvā Sarasvatī

Key Themes

• Divine epiphany
• Completion of instruction
• Goddess as speech

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Divine instruction is momentary yet transformative; after the gift is conferred, the seeker must carry it forward through practice.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Narrative framing; not a pancalakṣaṇa element.

What is the esoteric significance?

Sarasvatī ‘disappearing’ suggests that the Goddess as vāk is not confined to form; she remains present as the learned capacity within the disciple.