Shloka 14

Adhyaya 44 — Subahu’s Counsel to the King of Kashi and Alarka’s Renunciation through Yoga

Sanskrit

विचार्य तन्मया सर्वं युष्मत्संश्रयपूर्वकम् ।

कृतं तच्चापि निष्पन्नं प्रयास्ये सिद्धये पुनः ॥

Transliteration

vicārya tan mayā sarvaṃ yuṣmat-saṃśraya-pūrvakam / kṛtaṃ tac cāpi niṣpannaṃ prayāsye siddhaye punaḥ

Translation

Nachdem ich all dies erwogen und mich zuerst auf dich gestützt habe, habe ich gehandelt—und es ist vollbracht. Nun werde ich erneut nach der Erlangung der Siddhi (Vollendung) streben.

Word by Word

• विचार्य: having considered
• विचार्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√चर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभाव; gerund) — ‘having considered/reflected’

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मया: by me
• मया: कर्ता (Agent, instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• युष्मत्-संश्रय-पूर्वकम्: with reliance on you as the basis
• युष्मत्-संश्रय-पूर्वकम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of sarvam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + संश्रय (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला — ‘having you as prior resort/support’

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: क्रिया-विशेषण/विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) — ‘done’

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म/विशेष्य-निर्देश
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चय (particle: also/even)

• निष्पन्नम्: accomplished
• निष्पन्नम्: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निस्-√पद्/√पन् (धातु; निष्पद्यते)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) — ‘accomplished/fully effected’

• प्रयास्ये: I will strive
• प्रयास्ये: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√यास् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• सिद्धये: for success/accomplishment
• सिद्धये: सम्प्रदान (Purpose dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण — ‘again’

Speakers

• Subāhu speaking to Kāśirāja

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Deliberation (vicāra) before action
• Alliance in dharmic work
• Completion and onward striving
• Siddhi as goal (general)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma is executed through reflection, cooperation, and follow-through; once one duty is fulfilled, the aspirant returns to personal pursuit of higher attainment without clinging to prior achievements.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Nīti/ācāra-centered narrative passage; not a pañcalakṣaṇa cosmological/genealogical marker.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Siddhi’ can be read as inner perfection rather than worldly success: after facilitating another’s awakening, the speaker turns back to his own sādhana—service and self-realization are sequenced, not opposed.