Shloka 10

Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa

Sanskrit

तस्यानन्तरमेवाशु सोऽप्यश्वी नृपतेः सुतः ।

निपपात महागर्ते तिमिरौघसमावृते ॥

Transliteration

tasyānantaramevāśu so 'pyaśvī nṛpateḥ sutaḥ / nipapāta mahāgarte timiraughasamāvṛte

Translation

Segera sesudah itu sang pangeran pun—masih menunggang kuda—terjatuh ke dalam lubang besar itu, yang terselubung oleh gumpalan kegelapan.

Speakers

• Narratorial (frame-speaker not identifiable from input alone)

Key Themes

• Descent into darkness
• Following fate
• Threshold to another realm