Shloka 31

Adhyaya 9 — Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra’s Mutual Curse: The Āḍi–Baka Battle and Brahmā’s Pacification

Sanskrit

ततः सुरैर्वन्द्यमानो ब्रह्मा लोकं निजं ययौ ।

वशिष्ठोऽप्यात्मनः स्थानं कौशिकोऽपि स्वामाश्रयम् ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ surairvandyamāno brahmā lokaṃ nijaṃ yayau / vaśiṣṭho 'pyātmanaḥ sthānaṃ kauśiko 'pi svāmāśrayam

Translation

Alors Brahmā, loué par les dieux, se rendit dans son propre monde. Vasiṣṭha aussi alla en son lieu, et Kauśika de même vers son propre refuge.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (thereafter)

• suraiḥ: by the gods
• suraiḥ: Karana (करण/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vandyamānaḥ: being praised/worshipped
• vandyamānaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vand (वन्द् धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present passive participle, शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• lokam: world, realm
• lokam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• nijam: his own
• nijam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण to ‘lokam’

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• vaśiṣṭhaḥ: Vasiṣṭha
• vaśiṣṭhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaśiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय (also)

• ātmanaḥ: of himself / his
• ātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• sthānam: abode, place
• sthānam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• kauśikaḥ: Kauśika (Viśvāmitra)
• kauśikaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kauśika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय (also)

• svām-āśrayam: his own refuge/abode
• svām-āśrayam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + āśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः ‘स्वः आśrayaḥ’ = ‘one’s own refuge/abode’

Speakers

• Narrator voice

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Brahmā

Key Themes

• Restoration of order
• Divine authority
• Closure of conflict
• Return to dharmic station

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

When dharma is restored, each being returns to svadharma—one’s proper station and responsibilities. Praise by the gods marks approval of peacemaking as a cosmic service.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita: denouement of an episode; reinforces normative order rather than expanding cosmological enumeration.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Returning to one’s own abode’ signifies re-centering: consciousness returns from dispersion (conflict) to its native stability after right instruction.