Shloka 14

Adhyaya 6 — Balarama’s Dilemma, Drunken Wanderings in Revata’s Grove, and the Slaying of the Suta

Sanskrit

भल्लातकानामलकांस्तिन्दुकांश्च महाफलान् । इङ्गुदान् करमर्दांश्च हरीतक-विभीतकान् ॥

Transliteration

bhallātakān āmalakāṃs tindukāṃś ca mahāphalān | iṅgudān karamardāṃś ca harītaka-vibhītakān ||

Translation

Dort gab es Bhallātaka‑Nüsse, Āmalaka‑Früchte (indische Stachelbeere), Tinduka‑Früchte, große Früchte, Iṅguda‑Früchte, Karamarda‑Beeren sowie auch Harītaka‑ und Vibhītaka‑Früchte.

Word by Word

• भल्लातकान्: marking-nut trees (bhallātaka)
• भल्लातकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्लातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• आमलकान्: āmalaka (Indian gooseberry) trees
• आमलकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तिन्दुकान्: tinduka trees
• तिन्दुकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिन्दुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• महाफलान्: large-fruited (trees)
• महाफलान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाफल (प्रातिपदिक: महा + फल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महानि फलानि येषाम्/महाफलाः)

• इङ्गुदान्: iṅguda trees
• इङ्गुदान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इङ्गुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• करमर्दान्: karamarda trees
• करमर्दान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करमर्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• हरीतक-विभीतकान्: harītaka and vibhītaka (trees)
• हरीतक-विभीतकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरीतक + विभीतक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व)

Speakers

• Not specified in the input; likely within the Markandeya Purana’s framed discourse (contextual identification requires surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Dharma (subsistence and righteous living)
• Āraṇyaka/forest life motifs
• Material culture (food and medicinal flora)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse functions as a grounded inventory of natural provisions—suggesting a dharmic ideal of simplicity and reliance on forest produce (śāka-phala-āhāra), often associated with restraint, non-excess, and adaptability in austere settings.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

This verse is not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita in content; it is best treated as ancillary narrative description (prakīrṇaka) supporting the frame/story setting rather than a core pancalakṣaṇa unit.

What is the esoteric significance?

As an esoteric reading, the clustered naming of fruits associated with Ayurveda (notably āmalaka, harītaka, vibhītaka—classically linked with rasāyana and the ‘triphala’ complex) can be read as symbolism for purification and balanced living: nourishment that sustains tapas, clarity, and longevity.