Shloka 13

ताटकावृत्तान्तः

The Account of Tāṭakā and the Royal Duty to Protect

Devanagari script

सैषा शापकृतामर्षा ताटका क्रोधमूर्छिता।देशमुत्सादयत्येनमगस्त्यचरितं शुभम्।।।।

Transliteration

saiṣā śāpa-kṛtāmarṣā tāṭakā krodha-mūrchitā | deśam utsādayaty enam agastya-caritaṃ śubham || 1.25.13 ||

Translation

Esta misma Tāṭakā, enloquecida de ira y encendida por el resentimiento nacido de la maldición, está devastando esta región sagrada, antaño frecuentada por Agastya.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• एषा: this (same)
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषणवत् (appositive)

• शापकृतामर्षा: whose anger was caused by a curse
• शापकृतामर्षा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाप-कृत-अमर्षा (प्रातिपदिक; शाप + कृत (कृ-धातु) + अमर्षा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) — शापेन कृतः अमर्षः यस्याः (anger caused by a curse)

• ताटका: Tāṭakā
• ताटका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताटका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संज्ञा (proper noun)

• क्रोधमूर्छिता: senseless with anger
• क्रोधमूर्छिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध-मूर्छित (मूर्छ्-धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle used adjectivally); समासः (तत्पुरुषः) — क्रोधेन मूर्छिता (fainted/senseless with anger)

• देशम्: the land/region
• देशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उत्सादयति: destroys/ruins
• उत्सादयति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-√सद् (सद्-धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; causative sense (णिजन्त) — ‘causes to be ruined/destroys’

• एनम्: this (it)
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेष्य-निर्देश (refers to deśam)

• अगस्त्यचरितम्: (land) frequented by Agastya
• अगस्त्यचरितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अगस्त्य-चरित (प्रातिपदिक; चरित = √चर् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) — अगस्त्येन चरितम् (trodden/inhabited by Agastya)

• शुभम्: auspicious/sacred
• शुभम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies agastyacaritam/deśam)

Context

Enraged at the curse, senseless, Tataka with anger, has been ravaging this sacred land when Agastya walked.

Characters & Entities

• Tāṭakā
• Agastya

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes protecting sacred and peaceful regions from violent disruption; anger that turns outward becomes a threat to communal well-being.

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra describes Tāṭakā’s present danger: she is actively devastating a holy area connected with Agastya.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Viśvāmitra’s commitment to restoring order by informing Rāma truthfully about the threat and its cause.