Shloka 92

Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati

Sanskrit

तन्मध्येन ययुस्ते वै नागेन्द्रनृपनन्दनाः ।

मेने च राजपुत्रोऽसौ पारे तस्यास्तयोर् गृहम् ॥

Transliteration

tanmadhyena yayus te vai nāgendranṛpanandanāḥ | mene ca rājaputro 'sau pāre tasyās tayor gṛham ||

Translation

その中を通り抜け、ナーガ王の息子たちは進んだ。そしてその王子は、彼らの家が向こう岸にあるものだと思った。

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Adhikaraṇa/Instrument (करण/तृतीया-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; demonstrative pronoun used as first member in compound

• मध्येन: through the middle
• मध्येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; in compound with तत् → तन्मध्येन

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; pronoun

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphatic

• नागेन्द्रनृपनन्दनाः: sons of the serpent-king (who was a king)
• नागेन्द्रनृपनन्दनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागेन्द्र + नृप + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘नागेन्द्रस्य नृपस्य नन्दनाः’

• मेने: thought/considered
• मेने: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• राजपुत्रः: the prince
• राजपुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘राज्ञः पुत्रः’

• असौ: that (person)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; deictic pronoun

• पारे: on the far side
• पारे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• तस्याः: of her/of that (river etc.)
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dual, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी) / Locative (7th/सप्तमी); here Genitive ‘of those two’

• गृहम्: house
• गृहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Speakers

• Narrator voice (frame-speaker not identifiable from verses alone)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Otherworld journey
• Nāga-loka / Pātāla
• Wonder (adbhuta)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The prince’s assumption about ‘the farther bank’ highlights how ordinary spatial expectations fail in liminal realms; humility and openness are implied when approaching hidden worlds and their inhabitants.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily Ākhyāna (narrative episode). It is not directly sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita, though it may sit within a larger vaṃśānucarita-style royal narrative depending on surrounding context.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Passing through the middle’ can symbolize a transition through a threshold (madhya-mārga) from the human plane to a subtler plane (Pātāla), where perception and ‘banks/sides’ are redefined.