Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 30

Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī

Devanagari script

ततो मृगयाव्याक्षेपाद् एकाकी विजनं वनम् वैभ्राजं स जगामाथ अथोन्मादनमभ्ययात्

Transliteration

tato mṛgayāvyākṣepād ekākī vijanaṃ vanam vaibhrājaṃ sa jagāmātha athonmādanamabhyayāt

Translation

„Dann, durch die Ablenkung der Jagd, ging er allein in einen einsamen Wald namens Vaibhrāja; daraufhin geriet er in einen Zustand von Wahnsinn bzw. Verblendung (unmādana).“

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल/Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; ततो (then/thereafter)

• mṛgayā-vyākṣepāt: from distraction caused by hunting
• mṛgayā-vyākṣepāt: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛgayā + vyākṣepa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (mṛgayāyāḥ vyākṣepaḥ = distraction due to hunting)

• ekākī: alone
• ekākī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekākin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (saḥ)

• vijanam: deserted / lonely
• vijanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vijana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (vanam)

• vanam: forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म/Goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vaibhrājam: Vaibhrāja (named/pertaining to Vaibhrāja)
• vaibhrājam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaibhrāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (vanam)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• atha: then
• atha: Kāla (काल/Sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/thereupon)

• atha: then
• atha: Kāla (काल/Sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

• unmādanam: madness / delirium
• unmādanam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: unmādana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• abhyayāt: approached / came upon (him)
• abhyayāt: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: अभि

Speakers

• Not explicit in the provided excerpt (likely within Pulastya → Nārada narration)

Key Themes

• Consequences of distraction (vyākṣepa)
• Solitude and psychological/spiritual peril
• Forest as liminal testing ground

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse critiques vyākṣepa—being pulled by impulsive pursuits (here, hunting)—as a cause of isolation and inner imbalance; dharmic life requires steadiness of mind and restraint of sensory drives.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita / carita: a narrative segment describing a prince’s actions and resultant condition, rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Hunting’ functions as a symbol for outward-projected desire; entering the ‘vijana vana’ signifies entry into the unpeopled interior of one’s own mind, where unmastered impulses can culminate in unmāda (confusion/delusion).