Shloka 6

Adhyaya 71 — The King’s Remorse and the Sage’s Counsel on the Necessity of a Wife

Sanskrit

ब्राह्मण्याः दर्शनञ्चैव दौःशील्यापगमं तथा ।

प्रेषणं भर्तृगेहे च कार्यमागमने च यत् ॥

Transliteration

brāhmaṇyā darśanañ caiva dauḥśīlyāpagamaṃ tathā / preṣaṇaṃ bhartṛgehe ca kāryam āgamane ca yat

Translation

(Il rapporta) la vision de la femme brāhmaṇa, l’effacement de la tache de mauvaise renommée, son envoi à la maison de son époux, et aussi ce qui fut convenu au sujet de la venue du (rākṣasa) lorsqu’il y aurait une tâche à accomplir.

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मण्याः: of the brahmin woman
• ब्राह्मण्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• दर्शनम्: seeing, meeting
• दर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म/Listed object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; सूचीकरणे (as item in list)

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

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• दौःशील्यापगमम्: removal of wickedness
• दौःशील्यापगमम्: Karma (कर्म/Listed object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौःशील्य-अपगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: दौःशील्यस्य अपगमः (removal of bad conduct)

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनुक्रम-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• प्रेषणम्: sending, dispatch
• प्रेषणम्: Karma (कर्म/Listed object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सूचीकरणे

• भर्तृगेहे: in the husband's house
• भर्तृगेहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ-गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: भर्तुः गेहम्

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

• कार्यम्: the task, what is to be done
• कार्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Listed object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘to be done’ sense as noun

• आगमने: at the time of arrival
• आगमने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

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

• यत्: whatever (that)
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Relative object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-यत् (relative pronoun introducing ‘whatever’)

Speakers

• Markandeya narrating the king’s report to the sage

Key Themes

• Case-summary for ethical adjudication
• Social purity and reputation
• Dharma-process (seeking verdict)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma decisions require full context: the king presents all relevant particulars—harm, remedy, and ongoing obligations—so that the sage can prescribe a complete rectification.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Narrative instruction within manvantara; serves as dharma-vicāra (ethical inquiry) rather than cosmological exposition.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘summary’ functions like self-audit: enumerating events is a contemplative act that converts lived confusion into intelligible karmic pattern, preparing the mind for corrective insight.