Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अहं तु मोक्षितस्तस्मात्तव पित्रा महात्मना।।।।मारुतेन तदा वत्स प्रक्षिप्तोऽस्मि महार्णवे।

Transliteration

ahaṃ tu mokṣitas tasmāt tava pitrā mahātmanā | mārutena tadā vatsa prakṣipto 'smi mahārṇave |

Translation

Doch ich wurde von deinem großherzigen Vater, Māruta, vor dieser Gefahr gerettet. Dann, liebes Kind, wurde ich in den weiten Ozean geworfen.

Word by Word

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुष, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom sg)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/indeed)

• mokṣitaḥ: released, let go, spared
• mokṣitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √muc (धातु) > mokṣita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom sg); agrees with aham

• tasmāt: from that (danger/act)
• tasmāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival): from that (cause)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, मध्यमपुरुष, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Gen sg)

• pitrā: by (your) father
• pitrā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instr sg)

• mahātmanā: by the great-souled (one)
• mahātmanā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instr sg); समास: महा + आत्मन्; qualifies pitrā

• mārutena: by Maruta (Wind)
• mārutena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māruta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instr sg)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (then)

• vatsa: O child
• vatsa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Voc sg)

• prakṣiptaḥ: thrown, cast
• prakṣiptaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√kṣip (धातु) > prakṣipta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom sg); agrees with aham

• asmi: am
• asmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• mahā-arṇave: in the great ocean
• mahā-arṇave: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + arṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Loc sg); समास: महा + अर्णव

Context

'O son! I was saved from Indra by your kind father Maruta who dropped me in this great ocean.

Characters & Entities

• Māruta (Vāyu)
• Mahārṇava (great ocean)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

It reflects protective duty: the righteous protect the vulnerable, and divine guardianship supports those aligned with dharma.

What is the narrative situation?

A speaker recalls being rescued through Māruta’s intervention and being cast into the ocean; this verse appears contextually discontinuous within the surrounding Laṅkā episode and may be an added Southern Recension passage.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate guardianship (rakṣaṇa) attributed to Māruta and the principle of providential protection.