Shloka 6

Adhyaya 25 — Madalasa's Teaching I

Sanskrit

सह तेनातिकान्तेन रेमे रम्यासु भूमिषु ।

ततः कालेन महता शत्रुजित् स नराधिपः ॥

Transliteration

saha tenātikāntena reme ramyāsu bhūmiṣu | tataḥ kālena mahatā śatrujit sa narādhipaḥ ||

Translation

Zusammen mit jenem überaus schönen Mann erfreute sie sich an lieblichen Gegenden. Dann, nach langem Zeitverlauf, der König Śatrujit (Bezwinger der Feinde)…

Word by Word

• सह: together with
• सह: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable: ‘with’)

• तेन: with him
• तेन: सहकर्ता (Associate/Instrumental with सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अतिकान्तेन: very handsome/most beloved
• अतिकान्तेन: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिकान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तेन)

• रेमे: enjoyed, sported
• रेमे: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• रम्यासु: pleasant
• रम्यासु: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying भूमिषु)

• भूमिषु: in places/lands
• भूमिषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘then/thereafter’)

• कालेन: with time / in course of time
• कालेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument—time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; काल-करण (instrumental of time: ‘in course of time’)

• महता: great, long
• महता: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying कालेन)

• शत्रुजित्: conqueror of enemies
• शत्रुजित्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रुजित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपाधि/नाम (epithet)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नराधिपः: king, ruler of men
• नराधिपः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘नराणाम् अधिपः’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrator

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Royal narrative pacing
• Time (kāla) as a turning point
• Succession setup

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Kāla (time) is introduced as the inevitable force that shifts life from enjoyment to duty, aging, and succession—an implicit reminder of impermanence.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Vaṃśānucarita (royal history) moving toward transfer of sovereignty.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘great time’ motif signals the maturation of karma; when its season arrives, roles change—enjoyer becomes steward, and steward yields to the next generation.