Shloka 48

Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship

Sanskrit

शशाङ्करश्मिसंयोगाच्छन्द्रकान्तमणिः पयः ।

समुत्सृजति नायुक्तः सोपमा योगिनः स्मृता ॥

Transliteration

śaśāṅkaraśmisaṃyogāc chandrakāntamaṇiḥ payaḥ | samutsṛjati nāyuktaḥ sopamā yoginaḥ smṛtā ||

Translation

Durch die Berührung mit den Strahlen des Mondes sondert der Mondstein (candrā-kānta) Flüssigkeit ab; doch tut er dies nicht, wenn keine rechte Konjunktion besteht. Dies wird als Gleichnis für den Yogin erinnert.

Word by Word

• śaśāṅka-raśmi-saṃyogāt: from the contact with moon-rays
• śaśāṅka-raśmi-saṃyogāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśāṅka (प्रातिपदिक) + raśmi (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; तृतीय-तत्पुरुषः (śaśāṅkasya raśmayaḥ saṃyogaḥ) — 'from the contact/association with moon-rays'

• chandra-kānta-maṇiḥ: the moonstone
• chandra-kānta-maṇiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chandra (प्रातिपदिक) + kānta (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/उपपद-तत्पुरुषः — 'the moon-beloved gem' (moonstone)

• payaḥ: water, liquid
• payaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: payas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्मपदम्

• sam-utsṛjati: emits, releases
• sam-utsṛjati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); उपसर्गः सम् + उत्

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• ayuktaḥ: (when) not connected
• ayuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-yukta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) < yuj (धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग-निषेधः — 'not joined/connected'

• sā: that
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; सर्वनाम

• upamā: analogy, simile
• upamā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upamā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• yoginaḥ: of the yogin
• yoginaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; सम्बन्ध-षष्ठी

• smṛtā: is considered, is remembered
• smṛtā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मणि प्रयोगे 'is considered/remembered'

Speakers

• Didactic narrator addressing a king (rājendra appears in nearby verses); exact named speakers not explicit in these ślokas

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Candra (Moon)

Key Themes

• Yoga
• Siddhi
• Causality (proper conditions)
• Discipline
• Upamā (teaching by analogy)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Powers and higher states arise from right alignment—proper causes, proper practice, and proper conditions. Without disciplined conjunction (yukti), nothing manifests.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Not a pancalakṣaṇa topic (sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita). It belongs to dharma/adhyātma instruction—yoga-śāstra style teaching embedded in the Purāṇa.

What is the esoteric significance?

Moonlight symbolizes the mind’s cooling clarity; the gem symbolizes the prepared inner instrument. When mind and inner purity align, subtle ‘nectar’ (inner rasa/ānanda) is released.