Shloka 22

Adhyaya 6 — Vasu's Story

Sanskrit

कारण्डवैः प्लवैर्हंसैः कूर्मैर्मद्गुभिरेव च ।

एभिश्चान्यैश्च कीर्णानि समन्ताज्जलचारिभिः ॥

Transliteration

kāraṇḍavaiḥ plavair haṃsaiḥ kūrmair madgubhir eva ca /

ebhis cānyaiś ca kīrṇāni samantāj jalacāribhiḥ

Translation

Von allen Seiten war es erfüllt von Kāraṇḍava-Enten, Tauchvögeln, Schwänen, Schildkröten und Madgu-Vögeln sowie von vielen anderen im Wasser sich bewegenden Wesen.

Word by Word

• kāraṇḍavaiḥ: with kāraṇḍava ducks
• kāraṇḍavaiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāraṇḍava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• plavaiḥ: with plava birds
• plavaiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: plava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• haṃsaiḥ: with swans/geese
• haṃsaiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• kūrmaiḥ: with turtles
• kūrmaiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kūrma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• madgubhiḥ: with madgu birds (divers)
• madgubhiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madgu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle/निश्चयार्थक अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• ebhiḥ: with these
• ebhiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun/सर्वनाम; Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• anyaiḥ: with other
• anyaiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (agreeing with जलचारिभिः), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• kīrṇāni: strewn/filled
• kīrṇāni: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṝ (कॄ धातु; ‘to scatter’) + kta (क्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle/क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); (सरांसि) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• samantāt: all around
• samantāt: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-Adv)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/देशवाचक अव्यय (ablatival sense: ‘from all sides/entirely’)

• jala-cāribhiḥ: with water-dwellers
• jala-cāribhiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक) + cārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुष (जले चरन्ति ये)

Speakers

• Narratorial description (no direct speech indicated in this verse alone)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Sacred geography / landscape description
• Natural imagery
• Aquatic ecology in Purāṇic narrative

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse contributes to a Purāṇic aesthetic where the ordered abundance of nature signals auspiciousness and dharmic harmony; a well-described tīrtha/āśrama environment is portrayed as naturally thriving, implying that right order (ṛta/dharma) is reflected in the surrounding ecology.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

This verse is not directly Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita in content; it functions as ancillary narrative description (upabṛṃhaṇa) supporting a scene-setting passage rather than a core pañcalakṣaṇa unit.

What is the esoteric significance?

Aquatic birds and turtles commonly symbolize movement through the ‘waters’ of saṃsāra—creatures at ease in water hint at adaptability and inner poise. The haṃsa in particular can carry contemplative overtones (discernment), though here it remains primarily a naturalistic marker of a serene, life-filled waterscape.