Shloka 9

Adhyaya 65 — Svarocis Enjoys on the Mountain; A Debate on Marital Fidelity and Desire

Sanskrit

सन्ति यौवनिनः श्लाघ्यास्तत्पत्न्यो नातिशोभनाः ।

जगत्यामल्पकाः पत्न्यः पतयश्चातिशोभनाः ॥

Transliteration

santi yauvaninaḥ ślāghyās tat-patnyo nāti-śobhanāḥ | jagatyām alpakāḥ patnyaḥ patayaś cāti-śobhanāḥ ||

Translation

લોકમાં કેટલાક પ્રશંસનીય યુવાન પુરુષો એવા છે કે જેમની પત્નીઓ બહુ સુંદર નથી; અને જગતમાં એવા પ્રસંગો બહુ જ વિરલ છે કે જ્યાં પત્નીઓ અત્યંત સુંદર હોય અને પતિઓ પણ અત્યંત રૂપવાન હોય।

Word by Word

• सन्ति: there are
• सन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Plural; parasmaipada

• यौवनिनः: young men
• यौवनिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yauvanin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• श्लाघ्याः: praiseworthy
• श्लाघ्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ślāghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; agrees with यौवनिनः

• तत्पत्न्यः: their wives
• तत्पत्न्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat-patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: तत् (of them) + पत्नी; Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation particle (निषेध)

• अतिशोभनाः: very beautiful
• अतिशोभनाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati-śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: अति (avyaya) + शोभन; Feminine, Nominative, Plural; with न = ‘not very beautiful’

• जगत्याम्: in the world
• जगत्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular

• अल्पकाः: few
• अल्पकाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: alpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural; agrees with पत्न्यः

• पत्न्यः: wives
• पत्न्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• पतयः: husbands
• पतयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• अतिशोभनाः: very beautiful / very handsome
• अतिशोभनाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati-śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: अति (avyaya) + शोभन; Masculine, Nominative, Plural; agrees with पतयः

Speakers

• Kalahamsī (continuing)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Social realism about marriage
• Asymmetry of desirability
• Groundwork for ‘mutual love is rare’

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

External attractiveness and social ‘matching’ are unstable bases for marital happiness; the text is steering toward the deeper criterion: mutual, exclusive affection and steadiness of mind.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Dharma-oriented observation within an illustrative dialogue; not tied to sarga/manvantara/vaṃśa.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘rarity’ motif points to the rarity of inner concord (sattvic harmony) compared to the commonness of outward mismatch and craving.