Shloka 18

Adhyaya 71 — The King’s Remorse and the Sage’s Counsel on the Necessity of a Wife

Sanskrit

सा रूपशालिनी तेन सानुरागेण पार्थिव ।

वेदितार्थेन पातालं नीता सा युवती तदा ॥

Transliteration

sā rūpaśālinī tena sānurāgeṇa pārthiva / veditārthena pātālaṃ nītā sā yuvatī tadā

Translation

O König, jene schöne junge Frau wurde daraufhin von ihm nach Pātāla gebracht, da er von Liebe ergriffen war und ihre Lage verstand.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रूपशालिनी: beautiful/possessing beauty
• रूपशालिनी: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपशालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गुणवाचक-विशेषण

• तेन: by him
• तेन: करण (Karaṇa; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सानुरागेण: with affection
• सानुरागेण: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument; manner/with affection)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + अनुराग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (अनुरागः यस्य सः)

• पार्थिव: O king
• पार्थिव: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• वेदितार्थेन: by one who knew the matter/purpose
• वेदितार्थेन: करण (Karaṇa; agent in passive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेदित + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वेदितः अर्थः येन)

• पातालम्: to the netherworld
• पातालम्: कर्म (Karma/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• नीता: was led/taken
• नीता: क्रिया (Kriyā; passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• युवती: the young woman
• युवती: समानााधिकरण/नाम (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speakers

• Ṛṣi to king

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Desire and protection
• Otherworld migration
• Narrative explanation of destiny

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Beauty and vulnerability can attract both protection and possession; discernment (veditārtha) is invoked to suggest the Nāga’s act is not random but part of a moralized chain of events.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Carita/Vaṃśānucarita mode—an embedded story explaining present relational outcomes.

What is the esoteric significance?

Descent to Pātāla can symbolize entry into the subconscious or karmic underlayer where latent bonds are formed and later surface as attraction/aversion in human relationships.