Shloka 5
Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation
अहन्यहन्यनुप्राप्ते पूर्वाह्ने नृपनन्दनः ।
ततश्च शेषं दिवसं तया रेमे सुमध्यया ॥
ahany ahany anuprāpte pūrvāhne nṛpanandanaḥ | tataś ca śeṣaṃ divasaṃ tayā reme sumadhyayā
Chaque jour, lorsque venait l’heure de l’avant-midi, le fils du roi accomplissait son devoir; puis, le reste du jour, il se divertissait avec cette dame à la taille gracieuse.
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FAQs
The verse reflects a dharmic sequencing: obligation first, enjoyment afterward. Pleasure (kāma) is not condemned, but placed under the discipline of duty.
Vaṃśānucarita/narrative ethics: depiction of a prince’s regulated conduct rather than cosmology.
Forenoon duty vs. later enjoyment can symbolize the prioritization of sattvic action before engagement with sense-life, a rhythm that preserves inner order.