Shloka 10

Pṛthā’s Atithi-Sevā and the Gift of the Deva-Āhvāna Mantra (पृथायाः अतिथिसेवा तथा देवाह्वानमन्त्रप्रदानम्)

Devanagari script

ततो विनद्य सहसा शालस्पर्शविबोधित:

Transliteration

tato vinadya sahasā śālasparśavibodhitaḥ

Translation

Then, suddenly roused by the touch of a śāla tree, he cried out aloud—startled into wakefulness by that abrupt contact.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')

• विनद्य: having roared / having cried out
• विनद्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद्
• Form: Absolutive (त्वान्त/ल्यप्): vinadya = having roared/cried aloud

• सहसा: suddenly, at once
• सहसा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

• शालस्पर्शविबोधितः: awakened by the touch of a śāla (tree)
• शालस्पर्शविबोधितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शालस्पर्शविबोधित
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• śāla tree

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how a small, external trigger can abruptly awaken a person from inertia or unawareness—suggesting vigilance and responsiveness to signs that prompt self-control and right action.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration, someone is suddenly startled awake when he comes into contact with a śāla tree, and he cries out loudly as an immediate reaction.