Shloka 11

Āraṇyaka Parva, Adhyāya 116: Jamadagni–Reṇukā Narrative and the Kārtavīrya Conflict

Akṛtavraṇa’s Account

Devanagari script

तानानुपूर्व्याद्‌ भगवान्‌ वधे मातुरचोदयत्‌ | न च ते जातसंस्नेहा: किंचिदूचुविचेतस:,भगवान्‌ जमदग्निने बारी-बारीसे उन सभी पुत्रोंको यह आज्ञा दी कि तुम अपनी माताका वध कर डालो, परंतु मातृस्नेह उमड़ आनेसे वे कुछ भी बोल न सके--बेहोश-से खड़े रहे

Transliteration

tān anupūrvyād bhagavān vadhe mātur acodayat | na ca te jāta-saṃsnehāḥ kiñcid ūcur vicetasaḥ ||

Translation

Lalu sang mulia, satu per satu, mendesak mereka agar membunuh ibu mereka. Namun para putra itu, karena kasih kepada ibu yang tiba-tiba bangkit, tak sanggup mengucap sepatah kata pun; pikiran mereka terpana, dan mereka berdiri seakan tak berkesadaran.

Word by Word

तान्them (those sons)

अनुपूर्व्यात्in due order / one after another (lit. from sequence)

भगवान्the revered one (the lordly sage)

वधेin/for the killing

मातुःof (their) mother

अचोदयत्urged/commanded (set in motion)

नnot

चand

तेthey

जात-संस्नेहाःhaving arisen affection (maternal love having welled up)

किञ्चित्anything

ऊचुःsaid/spoke

विचेतसःbewildered, out of their senses

Speaker

अकृतव्रण उवाच

Characters & Entities

अ

अकृतव्रण (Akr̥tavraṇa)

ज

जमदग्नि (Jamadagni)

म

माता (the mother, i.e., Reṇukā in this narrative context)

प

पुत्राः (the sons)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes