Shloka 29

Adhyaya 21 — Householder's Dharma

Sanskrit

वज्रकेतुः सुतश्चोग्रो दानवोऽरिविदारणः ।

पातालकेतुर् विख्यातः पातालान्तरसंश्रयः ॥

Transliteration

vajraketoḥ sutaś cogro dānavo 'rividāraṇaḥ / pātālaketur vikhys? (vikhyātaḥ) pātālāntarasaṃśrayaḥ

Translation

He is the fierce son of Vajraketu—a Dānava, a crusher of foes—renowned as Pātālaketu, dwelling in the inner regions of Pātāla.

Word by Word

• वज्रकेतुः: Vajraketu
• वज्रकेतुः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्रकेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उग्रः: fierce
• उग्रः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘सुतः/दानवः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• दानवः: a Dānava (demon)
• दानवः: विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अरि-विदारणः: destroyer of enemies
• अरि-विदारणः: विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि + विदारण (प्रातिपदिक; √दॄ/√दृ (धातु) से ल्युट्/णिच्-भाव)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अरिणां विदारणः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पातालकेतुः: Pātālaketu
• पातालकेतुः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातालकेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• विख्यातः: renowned
• विख्यातः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पाताल-अन्तर-संश्रयः: dweller in the inner regions of Pātāla
• पाताल-अन्तर-संश्रयः: विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल + अन्तर + संश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-परम्परा (पातालस्य अन्तरे संश्रयः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrative voice continuing the woman’s report

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "raudra", "secondaryRasa": "bhayanaka", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Asura/dānava genealogy
• Netherworld cosmography (Pātāla)
• Threat characterization

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Purāṇas often define antagonists by lineage and ‘guṇa’ (here: ugra). This frames the ethical polarity: the abducting force is not accidental but rooted in asuric disposition.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Again, a localized vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita element (naming ancestry) within narrative.

What is the esoteric significance?

Pātāla can signify subconscious depths; ‘Pātālaketu’ (banner/sign of the netherworld) becomes a figure for impulses rising from darkness to seize what is luminous.