Shloka 48

Jarītā–Śārṅgā-saṃvāda: Ākhu-haraṇa and the Approach of Agni (आखुहरणं अग्न्यागमनश्च)

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तश्च रुद्रेण श्वेतकिर्मनुजाधिप:,भगवान्‌ रुद्रके ऐसा कहनेपर राजा श्वेतकिने शूलयाणि शिवकी आज्ञाके अनुसार सारा कार्य सम्पन्न किया। बारहवाँ वर्ष पूर्ण होनेपर भगवान्‌ महेश्वर पुन: आये

Transliteration

evam uktaś ca rudreṇa śvetakir manuṣādhipaḥ | bhagavān rudrake …

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Thus instructed by Rudra, King Śvetaki, lord of men, carried out the entire undertaking in accordance with the command of the blessed Śiva. When the twelfth year was completed, the great Lord Maheśvara came again.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular, passive/resultative

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• रुद्रेण: by Rudra
• रुद्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्वेतकिः: Śvetaki (proper name)
• श्वेतकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेतकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मनुजाधिपः: king, lord of men
• मनुजाधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुजाधिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Śvetaki
• Maheśvara

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights dharma as faithful adherence to a divine or righteous injunction: a king’s integrity is shown by completing what is commanded, sustaining discipline over time, and bringing an undertaking to completion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rudra (Śiva) has given instructions to King Śvetaki. Śvetaki follows Śiva’s command and completes the required work. After twelve years have passed, Maheśvara (Śiva) returns, indicating the culmination of a long, divinely guided period.