Shloka 59

Rudra’s Removal of Brahmahatyā; Kapālamocana and Avimukta Māhātmya; Origins of Nara and Karṇa

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Devanagari script

अदर्शनं गते देवे भास्करे वारितस्करे । वृद्धश्रवसमप्येवमुवाच प्रीतमानसः

Transliteration

adarśanaṃ gate deve bhāskare vāritaskare | vṛddhaśravasamapyevamuvāca prītamānasaḥ

Translation

Ketika Dewa Surya telah terbenam dan para pencuri telah ditahan, ia pun—dengan hati bersukacita—berkata demikian kepada Vṛddhaśravas juga.

Word by Word

• अदर्शनम्: non-appearance, not being seen
• अदर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक; √दृश् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भाववाचक-संज्ञा (abstract noun)

• गते: when (he/it) had gone
• गते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त; √गम् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-सम्भाव्य; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त; लोकेटिव-अब्सोल्यूट (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)

• देवे: in/when the god
• देवे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• भास्करे: (in/when) the Sun
• भास्करे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सूर्यवाचक

• वारितस्करे: when the thief was restrained
• वारितस्करे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारित-स्कर (प्रातिपदिक; वारित (कृदन्त; √वृ (धातु) caus. वारयति + क्त) + स्कर (प्रातिपदिक))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-सम्भाव्य: ‘वारितः स्करः’ = ‘प्रतिबद्धः चोरः’

• वृद्धश्रवसम्: Vṛddhaśravas (a person)
• वृद्धश्रवसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेष-नाम

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• उवाच: said, spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रीतमानसः: one whose mind was pleased
• प्रीतमानसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत-मानस (प्रातिपदिक; प्रीत (कृदन्त; √प्री (धातु) + क्त) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण: ‘प्रीतं मानसः यस्य’/‘प्रीतमानसः’

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (context indicates a pleased person addressing Vṛddhaśravas)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: गते देवे भास्करे वारितस्करे = सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध (locative absolute) ‘when the god Sun had gone and the thief was restrained’; वृद्धश्रवसम् + अपि = वृद्धश्रवसमपि; एवम् + उवाच = एवमुवाच; प्रीत-मानसः समास.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sun)
• Vṛddhaśravas

FAQs

What is the narrative setting implied by this verse?

It suggests a transition into night (the Sun has set) after a disturbance has been controlled (thieves restrained), followed by a calm, pleased exchange with Vṛddhaśravas.

Does this verse teach a direct Bhakti doctrine?

Not explicitly; it functions more as narrative connective tissue. The ethical tone is dharmic—restoring order and then speaking with composure.

What ethical lesson is embedded in the line about the thieves?

That social disorder should be checked or restrained, after which one should proceed with a settled, peaceful mind to counsel or dialogue.