Shloka 6

Adhyaya 71 — The King’s Remorse and the Sage’s Counsel on the Necessity of a Wife

Sanskrit

ब्राह्मण्याः दर्शनञ्चैव दौःशील्यापगमं तथा ।

प्रेषणं भर्तृगेहे च कार्यमागमने च यत् ॥

Transliteration

brāhmaṇyā darśanañ caiva dauḥśīlyāpagamaṃ tathā / preṣaṇaṃ bhartṛgehe ca kāryam āgamane ca yat

Translation

(He related) the sighting of the brāhmaṇa woman, the removal of the stain of ill repute, her being sent to her husband’s house, and also what was arranged regarding the (rākṣasa’s) coming when there was a task.

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मण्याः: of the brahmin woman
• ब्राह्मण्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• दर्शनम्: seeing, meeting
• दर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म/Listed object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; सूचीकरणे (as item in list)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• दौःशील्यापगमम्: removal of wickedness
• दौःशील्यापगमम्: Karma (कर्म/Listed object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौःशील्य-अपगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: दौःशील्यस्य अपगमः (removal of bad conduct)

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनुक्रम-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• प्रेषणम्: sending, dispatch
• प्रेषणम्: Karma (कर्म/Listed object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सूचीकरणे

• भर्तृगेहे: in the husband's house
• भर्तृगेहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ-गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: भर्तुः गेहम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कार्यम्: the task, what is to be done
• कार्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Listed object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘to be done’ sense as noun

• आगमने: at the time of arrival
• आगमने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यत्: whatever (that)
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Relative object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-यत् (relative pronoun introducing ‘whatever’)

Speakers

• Markandeya narrating the king’s report to the sage

Key Themes

• Case-summary for ethical adjudication
• Social purity and reputation
• Dharma-process (seeking verdict)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma decisions require full context: the king presents all relevant particulars—harm, remedy, and ongoing obligations—so that the sage can prescribe a complete rectification.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Narrative instruction within manvantara; serves as dharma-vicāra (ethical inquiry) rather than cosmological exposition.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘summary’ functions like self-audit: enumerating events is a contemplative act that converts lived confusion into intelligible karmic pattern, preparing the mind for corrective insight.