Shloka 68

Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions

Sanskrit

शुभोदयम् प्रहाणिं च पापानां द्विजसत्तम ।

प्रज्ञाहानिं प्रकुर्व्युस्‍ते द्रव्यादीनाञ्च कुर्वते ॥

Transliteration

śubhodayaṃ prahāniṃ ca pāpānāṃ dvijasattama / prajñāhāniṃ prakurvyus te dravyādīnāṃ ca kurvate //

Translation

Sündhafte Einflüsse bewirken den Verlust des glückverheißenden Aufstiegs und des Wohlstands, o Bester der Brahmanen; sie rauben die Einsicht und verursachen auch den Verlust von Reichtum und dergleichen.

Word by Word

• śubha-udayam: auspicious rise/prosperity
• śubha-udayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + udaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शुभस्य उदयः)

• prahāṇim: removal/destruction
• prahāṇim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pra-hāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• pāpānām: of sins/evils
• pāpānām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• dvija-sattama: O best of the twice-born
• dvija-sattama: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (श्रेष्ठो द्विजः)

• prajñā-hānim: loss of wisdom
• prajñā-hānim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajñā (प्रातिपदिक) + hāni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रज्ञायाः हानिः)

• prakuryuḥ: they would cause
• prakuryuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• dravya-ādīnām: of wealth and the like
• dravya-ādīnām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (द्रव्यादयः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• kurvate: they do/bring about
• kurvate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speakers

• Not explicit in provided excerpt (addressing 'dvijasattama')

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Karma and consequence
• Dharma
• Inauspicious influences
• Decline of prosperity and intellect

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Misfortune is linked to moral/inauspicious causality: decline is not only material (wealth) but also cognitive (prajñā), hence dharmic living and remedial measures are urged.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Dharma-oriented instruction on karmic/inauspicious outcomes; not sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita.

What is the esoteric significance?

The deepest loss is prajñā-hāni: when discernment falls, all other losses follow; ‘pāpa’ can be read as patterns that erode clarity and thereby prosperity.