Shloka 50

Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat

Sanskrit

प्रशस्यते न प्रवासो ब्राह्मणानां कदाचम । अपराद्धं न मे भीरु देशदर्शनकौतुकम् ॥

Transliteration

praśasyate na pravāso brāhmaṇānāṃ kadācana | aparāddhaṃ na me bhīru deśa-darśana-kautukam ||

Translation

«El vagar o vivir lejos del lugar propio nunca es alabado para los brāhmaṇas. Oh tímida, no he cometido falta alguna: es sólo la curiosidad de contemplar tierras diversas».

Word by Word

• प्रशस्यते: is praised/approved
• प्रशस्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• प्रवासः: living away/sojourn
• प्रवासः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• कदाचन: ever
• कदाचन: Kāla (काल/Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: ever/at any time)

• अपराद्धम्: a fault, wrongdoing
• अपराद्धम्: Pratijñā-predicative (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव/Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; here as predicate ‘not a fault’

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of me/my’

• भीरु: O timid one
• भीरु: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• देशदर्शनकौतुकम्: curiosity to see places
• देशदर्शनकौतुकम्: Pratijñā-predicative (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश + दर्शन + कौतुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘देशस्य दर्शनम्’ + ‘कौतुकम्’ = curiosity for seeing places

Speakers

• Brāhmaṇa (to Varūthinī)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dharma
• Social norms
• Restraint
• Travel vs duty

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text distinguishes legitimate duty from aimless diversion: even harmless curiosity can become blameworthy if it disrupts obligatory discipline. The brāhmaṇa ideal is stability, study, and regular rites rather than restless roaming.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Not pancalakṣaṇa; it is normative dharma (ācāra) embedded in story.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Deśa-darśana’ (sightseeing) can symbolize outward dispersion of attention; dharma calls for inward steadiness and periodicity (daily rites), i.e., gathered mind rather than scattered mind.