Shloka 4

Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)

Devanagari script

ततो नरपतिर्दृष्ट्वा धर्मिकं तनयं शुभम् दारक्रियार्थमकरोद् यत्नं शुभकुले ततः

Transliteration

tato narapatirdṛṣṭvā dharmikaṃ tanayaṃ śubham dārakriyārthamakarod yatnaṃ śubhakule tataḥ

Translation

Alors le roi, voyant son fils de bon augure et juste, s’employa à préparer son mariage, en recherchant une lignée noble.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb: 'then'

• narapatiḥ: the king
• narapatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narapati (प्रातिपदिक; nara + pati)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ktvā): 'having seen'

• dharmikam: righteous
• dharmikam: Karma (कर्म; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharmika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; agrees with tanayam

• tanayam: son
• tanayam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• śubham: auspicious/good
• śubham: Karma (कर्म; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; agrees with tanayam

• dārakriyārtham: for the marriage rite/purpose of marriage
• dārakriyārtham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dārakriyārtha (प्रातिपदिक; dāra + kriyā + artha)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; purpose-object with √kṛ

• akarot: made/did
• akarot: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Verb; Imperfect/लङ् (laṅ), Parasmaipada; 3rd person, Singular

• yatnam: effort
• yatnam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• śubhakule: in a noble/auspicious family
• śubhakule: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubhakula (प्रातिपदिक; śubha + kula)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• tataḥ: thereupon
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb: 'thereupon'

Speakers

• Narrative layer not explicit in input (commonly Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa); this verse reads as third-person narration

Key Themes

• Rāja-dharma
• Gṛhastha-dharma
• Vivāha (marriage as saṃskāra)
• Vamśānucarita

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse frames marriage as a dharmic responsibility: a righteous heir is to be established in gṛhastha-life through a proper alliance with a ‘śubha-kula’, emphasizing social order (varṇa/āśrama ideals) and continuity of virtue through family life.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita (accounts of dynasties/lineages and their key life-events such as marriages that secure succession).

What is the symbolic significance?

The king’s ‘yatna’ symbolizes conscientious governance: personal rites (saṃskāras) of the royal household are treated as public goods, since the stability of the realm is linked to the moral continuity of the ruling line.