Shloka 8

ऋश्यशृङ्गानयनकथा — The Account of Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga

and the Remedy for Drought

Devanagari script

तस्य व्यतिक्रमाद्राज्ञो भविष्यति सुदारुणा ।अनावृष्टिस्सुघोरा वै सर्वभूतभयावहा ।।।।

Transliteration

tasya vyatikramād rājño bhaviṣyati sudāruṇā |

anāvṛṣṭiḥ sughorā vai sarvabhūtabhayāvahā ||

Translation

उस राजा के अपराध से अत्यन्त दारुण और भयंकर अनावृष्टि उत्पन्न हुई, जो समस्त प्राणियों के लिए भय का कारण बनी।

Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• vyatikramāt: from transgression
• vyatikramāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyatikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• rājñaḥ: of the king
• rājñaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhaviṣyati: will occur
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्, Periphrastic future), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• sudāruṇā: very dreadful
• sudāruṇā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-dāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound (समास) karmadhāraya; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies ‘anāvṛṣṭiḥ’

• anāvṛṣṭiḥ: drought
• anāvṛṣṭiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: an-āvṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sughorā: very terrible
• sughorā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound (समास) karmadhāraya; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies ‘anāvṛṣṭiḥ’

• vai: indeed
• vai: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), emphatic particle (निपात)

• sarvabhūta-bhayāvahā: bringing fear to all beings
• sarvabhūta-bhayāvahā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक) + āvahā (from ā-√vah, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound (समास) tatpuruṣa (upapada-type: ‘bringing fear to all beings’); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies ‘anāvṛṣṭiḥ’

Context

O eminent king, sage Rsyasringa celebrated in the three worlds who practises a twofold brahmacharya life (life of celebacy) described by brahmins (as vratitva and prajapatya).

Characters & Entities

• Romapāda

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Rajadharma: a ruler’s moral lapse is not private—it destabilizes the world of subjects; adharma ripens into collective suffering.

What is the narrative situation?

The story explains the crisis in Aṅga: drought arises as a consequence of Romapāda’s violation of proper conduct.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By contrast, the needed virtue is righteous restraint and accountability in a king; the verse warns against negligence and transgression.