Shloka 14
Adhyaya 74 — King Svarashtra, the Deer-Queen’s Curse, and the Rise of Tamasa Manu
Sanskrit
तत्रान्धकारे सा रौही चकर्ष वसुधाधिपम् ।
पुच्छे लग्नं महाभागं कृशं धमनिसन्ततौ ॥
Transliteration
tatrāndhakāre sā rauhī cakarṣa vasudhādhipam | pucche lagnaṃ mahābhāgaṃ kṛśaṃ dhamanisantatau ||
Translation
Là, dans l’obscurité, cette rauhī traîna le seigneur de la terre—agrippé à sa queue—noble, mais amaigri, les veines saillantes.
Speakers
Narrative voice (within Mārkaṇḍeya’s account)
Key Themes
Reversal of control (king being dragged)Physical depletionDarkness and vulnerability