Shloka 5

Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)

Devanagari script

सोदामिनीं सुदाम्नस्तु सुतां रूपाधिकां नपः कुरोरर्थाय वतवान् स प्रादात् कुरवे ऽपि ताम्

Transliteration

sodāminīṃ sudāmnastu sutāṃ rūpādhikāṃ napaḥ kurorarthāya vatavān sa prādāt kurave 'pi tām

Translation

That king, having resolved thus, gave to Kuru Sūdāminī, the surpassingly beautiful daughter of Sūdāman, for Kuru’s sake as a marriage alliance.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• udāminīm: Udāminī (name)
• udāminīm: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• sudāmnaḥ: of Sudāman
• sudāmnaḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

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

• sutām: daughter
• sutām: Karma (कर्म; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; in apposition to udāminīm

• rūpādhikām: surpassing in beauty
• rūpādhikām: Karma (कर्म; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rūpādhikā (प्रातिपदिक; rūpa + adhikā)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; agrees with sutām/udāminīm

• napaḥ: the king
• napaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; Vedic/epic form for nṛpaḥ

• kuroḥ: of Kuru
• kuroḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• arthāya: for the sake of
• arthāya: Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; purpose

• vatavān: having chosen
• vatavān: Karta (कर्ता; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛ (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्तवत्/ktavat); Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; 'having chosen/selected' (from √vṛ 'to choose')

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• prādāt: gave
• prādāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√dā (धातु)
• Form: Verb; Perfect/लिट् (liṭ), Parasmaipada; 3rd person, Singular

• kurave: to Kuru
• kurave: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th), Singular

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle: 'also/even'

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; refers to udāminīm

Speakers

• Narrative layer not explicit in input (commonly Pulastya → Nārada); third-person dynastic narration

Key Themes

• Dynastic alliance
• Vivāha-saṃskāra
• Kuru lineage origins/strengthening
• Rāja-nīti via marriage

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Marriage is presented as a deliberate, welfare-oriented act (‘arthāya’): alliances are not merely personal but serve stability, succession, and dharma in the polity.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita: it records marital connections that shape the transmission and legitimacy of a famed royal line (Kuru).

What is the symbolic significance?

The gifting of a bride ‘for Kuru’s sake’ symbolizes the integration of beauty (śrī-like prosperity) with lineage-duty—an idiom for how royal fortune and continuity are ritually consolidated.