Shloka 15

Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)

Sanskrit

परम्परानुबन्धान् च धर्मादीन् तान् शृणुष्व मे ॥

Transliteration

paramparānubandhāṃś ca dharmādīṃs tān śṛṇuṣva me ||

Translation

Höre von mir die aufeinanderfolgenden Verknüpfungen jener — Dharma und das Übrige (artha und kāma).

Word by Word

• परम्परा-अनुबन्धान्: the successive connections/implications
• परम्परा-अनुबन्धान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paramparā (प्रातिपदिक) + anubandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (परम्परायाः अनुबन्धाः = successive connections)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-निपात

• धर्म-आदीन्: dharma and the rest (etc.)
• धर्म-आदीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (धर्मः आदिः येषाम् = dharma and others)

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मे: to me / from me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन रूप (enclitic); ‘मम/मह्यम्’ अर्थे

Speakers

• Didactic voice introducing a schematic explanation

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Puruṣārtha interdependence
• Dharma-artha-kāma linkage
• Didactic structure

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The three aims are not isolated compartments; they form a causal chain where each supports or destabilizes the others depending on alignment with dharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

A doctrinal excursus on puruṣārthas; not pañcalakṣaṇa.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Anubandha’ hints at karmic chaining: choices in one domain (wealth/desire) propagate subtle consequences that shape character and destiny.