Shloka 35

माल्यवानुपदेशः

Malyavan’s Counsel, Portents in Laṅkā, and the Proposal of Alliance

Devanagari script

पक्षिणश्चमृगास्सर्वेप्रत्यादित्यंरुदन्तिच ।कराळोविकटोमुण्डःपुरुषःकष्णपिङ्गळः ।।6.35.34।।कालोगृहाणिसर्वेषांकालेकालेऽन्ववेक्षते ।एतान्यन्यानिदुष्टानिनिमित्तान्युत्पतन्तिच ।।6.35.35।।

Transliteration

pakṣiṇaś ca mṛgāḥ sarve pratyādityaṃ rudanti ca | karāḷo vikaṭo muṇḍaḥ puruṣaḥ kṛṣṇapiṅgaḷaḥ || (6.35.34) kālo gṛhāṇi sarveṣāṃ kāle kāle 'nvavekṣate | etāny anyāni duṣṭāni nimittāny utpatanti ca || (6.35.35)

Translation

Semua burung dan binatang meraung ke arah matahari dengan permusuhan; Kāla menampakkan diri sebagai sosok mengerikan, ganjil, berkepala gundul, berwarna gelap-kekuningan, berulang kali mengintai ke setiap rumah. Tanda-tanda buruk ini dan yang lainnya terus bermunculan.

Word by Word

• कालः: Time (Death)
• कालः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गृहाणि: houses/households
• गृहाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• काले: at time
• काले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• काले: at (each) time
• काले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition)

• अन्ववेक्षते: keeps watching/overlooks
• अन्ववेक्षते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + अव + ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• दुष्टानि: sinister
• दुष्टानि: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• निमित्तानि: omens/portents
• निमित्तानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• उत्पतन्ति: appear/arise
• उत्पतन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Context

All birds and animals are making hostile noise. Time is always coming in a dreadful and monstrous blackish form with a shaved head, morning, and evening. Considering all these sinister portents are making an appearance at all households.

Characters & Entities

• Kāla (Time/Death)
• Sun (Āditya)

FAQs

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

Ignoring repeated warnings is itself adharma; dharma is to learn, reform, and protect one’s people through truthful recognition of consequences.

What is the narrative situation?

The source repeats/marks the same portent passage across verse numbering; it functions as an emphatic refrain about unavoidable doom.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Teachability (vinaya): the willingness to accept counsel and change course.