Shloka 11

Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation

Sanskrit

यावदन्तर्जले देवं वरुणं यादसां पतिम् ।

वैदिकैर्वारुणैर्मन्त्रैः प्रजानां पुष्टिहेतुकैः ॥

Transliteration

yāvad antarjale devaṃ varuṇaṃ yādasāṃ patim | vaidikair vāruṇair mantraiḥ prajānāṃ puṣṭihetukaiḥ

Translation

Jusqu’à ce qu’(il adore) dans les eaux le dieu Varuṇa, seigneur des êtres aquatiques, au moyen des mantras védiques de Varuṇa, causes de la nourriture et de la prospérité des peuples—

Word by Word

• यावत्: until/as long as
• यावत्: काल (Temporal marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/संबन्धशब्द)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधिवाचक (as long as/until)

• अन्तर्जले: in the water
• अन्तर्जले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर् + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: जले अन्तर् (within water)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वरुणम्: Varuṇa
• वरुणम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘देवम्’ इत्यस्य विशेष्य/अप्पोजिशन

• यादसाम्: of aquatic beings
• यादसाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• पतिम्: lord
• पतिम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वैदिकैः: Vedic
• वैदिकैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘मन्त्रैः’ इति विशेषण

• वारुणैः: Varuṇa-related
• वारुणैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘मन्त्रैः’ इति विशेषण (pertaining to Varuṇa)

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• प्रजानाम्: of creatures/people
• प्रजानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• पुष्टिहेतुकैः: which cause nourishment
• पुष्टिहेतुकैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्टि + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: पुष्टेः हेतवः (causes of nourishment); ‘मन्त्रैः’ इति विशेषण

Speakers

• Narrator (continuing a sentence; verse appears incomplete without the next śloka)

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Varuṇa

Key Themes

• Vedic ritual
• Water-deity worship
• Prosperity of subjects

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Ritual is linked to collective welfare: invoking Varuṇa (waters, order, moral oversight) is presented as supporting the nourishment and stability of the realm.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Dharma/ācāra embedded in narrative; while Varuṇa is a cosmological deity, the verse itself is not a sarga/pratisarga passage.

What is the esoteric significance?

Entering water to invoke Varuṇa suggests purification and alignment with cosmic order; 'puṣṭi' indicates that inner order (ṛta) is mirrored as outer prosperity.