Shloka 64

Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat

Sanskrit

निजमालयमप्यस्माद्भवान् यास्यत्यसंशयम् ।

स्वल्पकालं मया सार्धं भुङ्क्ष्व भोगान् सुदुर्लभान् ॥

Transliteration

nijam ālayam apy asmād bhavān yāsyaty asaṃśayam | svalpakālaṃ mayā sārdhaṃ bhuṅkṣva bhogān sudurlabhān ||

Translation

「ここからであっても、あなたはいずれ必ず自らの住処へ帰るでしょう。ゆえに、しばしの間、得がたい歓楽をわたしと共に味わってください。」

Word by Word

• निजम्: one’s own
• निजम्: कर्मविशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• आलयम्: abode, home
• आलयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• अस्मात्: from here / from this (place)
• अस्मात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; आदरार्थक सर्वनाम

• यास्यति: will go
• यास्यति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial usage), द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण

• स्वल्पकालम्: a short time
• स्वल्पकालम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/temporal extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वल्प + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कालविशेषणसमास

• मया: with me / by me
• मया: सह/साधन (Sahārtha/Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Comitative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (meaning ‘together with’)

• भुङ्क्ष्व: enjoy! partake!
• भुङ्क्ष्व: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भोगान्: enjoyments, pleasures
• भोगान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• सुदुर्लभान्: very hard to obtain
• सुदुर्लभान्: कर्मविशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speakers

• Varūthinī to the brāhmaṇa

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shringara", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Carpe-diem persuasion
• Rare pleasures as bait
• Conflict between transient enjoyment and duty

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

A classic rationalization: “it’s only for a short time.” Purāṇic ethics often treats ‘brief indulgence’ as still binding through saṃskāra (impressions) and karmic consequence.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna serving dharma instruction; not a pancalakṣaṇa segment.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Short time’ points to the mind’s minimization strategy; ‘rare pleasures’ indicate subtle attachments that feel spiritually ‘special’ yet still entangle.