Shloka 49

Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship

Sanskrit

यच्चार्करश्मिसंयोगादर्ककान्तो हुताशनम् ।

आविष्करोति नैकः सन्नुपमा सापि योगिनः ॥

Transliteration

yaccārkaraśmisaṃyogād arkakānto hutāśanam | āviṣkaroti naikaḥ sann upamā sāpi yoginaḥ ||

Translation

Y así como la piedra solar (arkakānta), por su conjunción con los rayos del sol, hace brotar fuego—aunque ella misma no sea muchos (fuegos)—, también eso es un símil para el yogui.

Word by Word

• yat: that which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; सम्बन्धसूचकं यत् — 'that which' (relative pronoun)

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

• arka-raśmi-saṃyogāt: from the contact with sun-rays
• arka-raśmi-saṃyogāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arka (प्रातिपदिक) + raśmi (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; तत्पुरुषः — 'from the contact with sun-rays'

• arka-kāntaḥ: the sunstone
• arka-kāntaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arka (प्रातिपदिक) + kānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुषः — 'sun-beloved (gem)' (sūryakānta)

• hutāśanam: fire
• hutāśanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hutāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; 'fire'

• āviṣ-karoti: manifests, brings forth
• āviṣ-karoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; उपसर्ग/पूर्वपदः āviṣ- (प्रादुर्भावार्थ)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• ekaḥ: alone
• ekaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; विशेषण — 'single/alone'

• san: being
• san: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Present Active Participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; 'being'

• upamā: analogy
• upamā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upamā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sā: that
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; सर्वनाम

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (also/even)

• yoginaḥ: of the yogin
• yoginaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

Speakers

• Didactic narrator addressing a king (contextual rājendra)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "vira", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Sūrya (Sun)
• Agni (Fire)

Key Themes

• Yoga
• Siddhi
• Latent power
• Right conditions
• Inner heat (tapas)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Extraordinary effects can emerge from an apparently ordinary basis when the correct catalyst is present—like practice (abhyāsa) and austerity (tapas) activating latent capacity.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Outside pancalakṣaṇa; it is an upadeśa passage on yoga and siddhi.

What is the esoteric significance?

Sun = awakened consciousness; fire = transformative insight. When awareness ‘falls’ on a purified inner stone (antahkaraṇa), transformative heat arises.