Shloka 10

Uttaṅka’s Petition for Madayantī’s Divine Earrings (Maṇikuṇḍala) — Agreement, Proof, and Vigilance

Devanagari script

ततः स भारनिष्षिष्ट: क्षुधाविष्टश्न भारत

Transliteration

tataḥ sa bhāra-niṣṣisṭaḥ kṣudhā-viṣṭaś ca bhārata

Translation

Kemudian, wahai Bhārata, setelah terbebas dari bebannya, ia tetap dikepung rasa lapar dan melanjutkan perjalanan.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• भार-निष्षिष्टः: left/remaining after (carrying) a burden; burden-worn
• भार-निष्षिष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्षिष्ट
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• क्षुधा-आविष्टः: afflicted/possessed by hunger
• क्षुधा-आविष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आविष्ट
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• अश्नात्: ate
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Bhārata (addressee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a realistic ethical insight: completing or laying down a heavy responsibility does not remove basic human needs. Dharma is lived through embodied conditions—hunger, fatigue, and limitation—so compassion and practical care remain essential alongside ideals of duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a character who has just been relieved of a burden and is now afflicted by hunger, marking a transition in the episode and setting up the next action driven by physical necessity.