Shloka 1

Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā

Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon

Devanagari script

शेष उवाच । इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य सुमदस्य तपोनिधेः । जगदुः कामसेनास्तं रंभाद्यप्सरसो मुदा

Transliteration

śeṣa uvāca | iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya sumadasya taponidheḥ | jagaduḥ kāmasenāstaṃ raṃbhādyapsaraso mudā

Translation

Śeṣa sprach: Als sie diese Worte Sumas, des Schatzhauses der Askese, vernommen hatten, redeten die Apsaras wie Rambhā aus Kāmas Gefolge ihn freudig an.

Word by Word

• शेषः: Śeṣa
• शेषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• समाकर्ण्य: having heard
• समाकर्ण्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + कर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); अव्ययभाव; ‘having heard’

• सुमदस्य: of Sumada
• सुमदस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• तपोनिधेः: of the treasure of austerity (ascetic)
• तपोनिधेः: Sambandha (Genitive apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘तपः-निधि’ = ‘treasure of austerity’

• जगदुः: they said
• जगदुः: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कामसेनाः: the troop of Kāma
• कामसेनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामसेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘काम’ + ‘सेना’ = ‘Cupid’s host/army (nymphs)’

• तम्: to him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• रम्भा-आदि-अप्सरसः: the apsarases beginning with Rambhā
• रम्भा-आदि-अप्सरसः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रम्भा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘रम्भा’ + ‘आदि’ (etc.) qualifying ‘अप्सरसः’

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; भावे करण (instrumental of manner)

Speaker

Śeṣa

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: रंभाद्यप्सरसो → रम्भा + आदि + अप्सरसः; कामसेनास्तं → कामसेनाः + तम्.

Characters & Entities

• Śeṣa
• Sumada
• Kāma
• Rambhā
• Apsarases

FAQs

Who is speaking in this verse, and what is the narrative setup?

The speaker is Śeṣa, who continues a narrated account. The verse sets up the next action: after hearing Sumada’s words, the Apsarases connected with Kāma (Cupid) begin to address him.

What does the verse imply about Sumada’s spiritual status?

By calling Sumada a “tapo-nidhi” (treasure-house of austerity), the verse presents him as an accomplished ascetic whose tapas is notable—precisely the kind of person whom forces of desire may attempt to test or distract.

What is the ethical or spiritual theme suggested here?

The verse introduces the classic Purāṇic theme of temptation versus self-mastery: desire (Kāma) and sensual allure (Apsarases) approach an ascetic, implying a forthcoming test of steadiness, discernment, and control of the senses.