Shloka 10

Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya

Sanskrit

इति संचिन्त्य बहुधा प्रजापतिसुता तदा ।

बहु मेने महाभागा पितृसंश्रयमेव सा ॥

Transliteration

iti saṃcintya bahudhā prajāpatisutā tadā / bahu mene mahābhāgā pitṛsaṃśrayameva sā

Translation

Ainsi, réfléchissant de maintes façons, la fille de Prajāpati, cette dame fortunée, estima que le meilleur parti était de chercher refuge auprès de son père.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-प्रकारेण/quotative particle

• संचिन्त्य: having reflected
• संचिन्त्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having thought/considered’

• बहुधा: in many ways
• बहुधा: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• प्रजापति-सुता: Prajāpati's daughter
• प्रजापति-सुता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक) + सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रजापतेः सुता)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• बहु: much, greatly
• बहु: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• मेने: thought/considered
• मेने: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/पर्फेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• महाभागा: fortunate, noble
• महाभागा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्याः)

• पितृ-संश्रयम्: refuge with the fathers/at father's house
• पितृ-संश्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + संश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पितॄणां संश्रयः)

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/only)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speakers

• Narrative voice (Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration continues)

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Prajāpati (implied father)
• Saṃjñā
• Sūrya (implied)

Key Themes

• Refuge with family/elders
• Decision-making
• Social dharma (seeking shelter)
• Narrative causality

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

In crisis, the Purāṇic ethic often endorses seeking guidance and shelter from elders/lineage (pitṛ/ācārya), emphasizing continuity of social support structures.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Vaṃśānucarita: movement within the divine family network that shapes subsequent births and events.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Father-refuge’ can symbolize returning to origin/source (prakṛti’s ground) to recalibrate from excess tejas—restoring balance before re-engaging worldly roles.