Shloka 16

Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses

Sanskrit

क्षुत्क्षामकण्ठो निस्तेजा दूरपाताक्षितारकः । मयावहसितः क्रुद्धः स तदा मां शशाप ह ॥

Transliteration

kṣutkṣāmakaṇṭho nistejā dūrapātākṣitārakaḥ / mayāvahasitaḥ kruddhaḥ sa tadā māṃ śaśāpa ha

Translation

「飢えによりその喉は枯れ、光沢を失ったように見え、瞳は深く落ち窪んでいた。我が嘲ったため、彼は怒り、ついには我を呪詛した。」

Word by Word

• क्षुत्: hunger
• क्षुत्: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• क्षामकण्ठः: with a wasted throat/neck
• क्षामकण्ठः: Visheshana (विशेषण/attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षाम + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘क्षामः कण्ठः यस्य’)

• निस्तेजाः: lacking radiance
• निस्तेजाः: Visheshana (विशेषण/attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (‘तेजः नास्ति यस्य’)

• दूरपाताक्षितारकः: with deeply sunken eyes
• दूरपाताक्षितारकः: Visheshana (विशेषण/attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दूर + पात + अक्षि + तारक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘दूरं पातं (पतितं) अक्षिणी यस्य, (तस्मात्) तारकाः (पुतलिकाः) दृश्यन्ते’ इत्यर्थे; ‘sunken-eyed’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता/agent in passive participle)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अवहसितः: mocked
• अवहसितः: Kriyā (क्रिया/predication)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + √हस् (धातु) + क्त (अवहसित)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘was mocked/laughed at’

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• क्रुद्धः: Visheshana (विशेषण/attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √क्रुध् (धातु) + क्त (क्रुद्ध)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (काल/time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शशाप: cursed
• शशाप: Kriyā (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed (particle)
• ह: Nipata (निपात/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (expletive/particle)

Speakers

• Maiden (Manoramā) recounting; the sage as actor of the curse

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "raudra", "secondaryRasa": "bhayanaka", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Aparādha (offense) against tapas
• Speech/behavior ethics
• Curse as karmic consequence

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The moral center is aparādha: contempt toward austerity and spiritual striving generates immediate karmic consequence. External appearance is not a valid basis for disrespect.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna used to teach dharma (sadācāra) and the potency of tapas (tapas-bala), a common puranic didactic device.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘lusterless’ exterior masks inner tejas. The curse motif warns that spiritual power is subtle; misreading surfaces leads to downfall—an allegory for ignorance (avidyā) judging by appearances.