Shloka 27

Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat

Sanskrit

विभ्रष्टपादलेपोऽथ चिरेण जडितक्रमः ।

चिन्तयामास किमिदं मयाज्ञानादनुष्ठितम् ॥

Transliteration

vibhraṣṭapādalepo 'tha cireṇa jaḍitakramaḥ /

cintayāmāsa kimidaṃ mayājñānādanuṣṭhitam

Translation

Dann, als seine Fußpaste verloren gegangen war und seine Schritte erst nach langer Zeit langsam wurden, dachte er nach: „Was ist das, was ich aus Unwissenheit getan habe?“

Word by Word

• विभ्रष्ट-पाद-लेपः: (his) foot-ointment having slipped off / the slipped foot-coating
• विभ्रष्ट-पाद-लेपः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभ्रष्ट (कृदन्त, √भ्रंश् with वि-) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विभ्रष्टः पादलेपः)

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• चिरेण: after a long time/with delay
• चिरेण: काल (Kāla)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे), तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; कालवाचक तृतीया (instrumental of time)

• जडित-क्रमः: whose gait became stiff
• जडित-क्रमः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जडित (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि/क्त, √जड्/√जडि ‘to become stiff’) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (जडितः क्रमः यस्य)

• चिन्तयामास: thought/reflected
• चिन्तयामास: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Periphrastic Perfect/परस्मैपद-परिप्रयोग), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; ‘चिन्तयामास’ = he thought

• किम्: what
• किम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मया: by me
• मया: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• अज्ञानात्: out of ignorance
• अज्ञानात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Apādāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे पञ्चमी (ablative of cause)

• अनुष्ठितम्: done/performed
• अनुष्ठितम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुष्ठित (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि/क्त, √स्था with अनु-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

Speakers

• Narrator (context not provided in excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Self-reflection
• Ignorance (ajñāna) and consequence
• Karmic causality

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The ethical pivot is accountability: recognizing one’s own ajñāna as the source of misstep is the beginning of correction; remorse is framed as inquiry rather than mere lament.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita with a didactic edge—psychological narration that supports dharma-teaching through lived consequence.

What is the esoteric significance?

Loss of the ‘lepa’ and the ensuing sluggishness can symbolize the fading of borrowed power and the exposure of one’s real saṃskāras; the question ‘what have I done?’ marks the awakening of viveka (discernment).