Shloka 5

Adhyaya 65 — Svarocis Enjoys on the Mountain; A Debate on Marital Fidelity and Desire

Sanskrit

एवं स ताभिः सहितो दिव्यगन्धाधिवासिते ।

ररम स्व रुचिर्भाभिर्भासिते वरपर्वते ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ sa tābhiḥ sahito divya-gandhādhivāsite | rarāma sva-rucir-bhābhir bhāsite vara-parvate ||

Translation

かくして彼は、かの愛しき女たちを伴い、天なる芳香に薫る最勝の山にて戯れた。そこは彼女ら自身の美の光輝によって照らし出されていた。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• ताभिः: with them
• ताभिः: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन); pronoun (सर्वनाम)

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √sah सह्)
• Form: Past participle used adjectivally (कृदन्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with सः

• दिव्यगन्धाधिवासिते: in (the place) perfumed with divine fragrance
• दिव्यगन्धाधिवासिते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya-gandha-adhivāsita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: दिव्य + गन्ध (karmadhāraya-like within) + अधिवासित (perfumed); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular; qualifies पर्वते

• ररम: he delighted / enjoyed
• ररम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ram (रम् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada

• स्व: own
• स्व: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable-like adjectival stem used in compound; here as first member in compound

• रुचिः: splendor / radiance
• रुचिः: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ruci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular; in compound with भा

• भाभिः: by lights/rays
• भाभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural; from भा ‘light’

• भासिते: in the illuminated (place)
• भासिते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāsita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √bhās भास्)
• Form: Past participle (कृदन्त), Neuter, Locative, Singular; qualifies पर्वते

• वरपर्वते: on the excellent mountain
• वरपर्वते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara-parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: वर + पर्वत (descriptive); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular

Speakers

• Narrator within the episode (context leading into the birds’ dialogue)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Kāma (love/pleasure)
• Saṃsāra and attachment
• Aesthetic description (kāvya-style)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse sets the scene of sensual fulfillment, preparing for an ethical reflection: pleasure appears heaven-like, yet it becomes a subject for discerning speech about fidelity, mutuality, and the instability of desire.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily falls under Ākhyāna/Upākhyāna (narrative episode) rather than the strict pañcalakṣaṇa topics (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita).

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘fragrant, radiant mountain’ can be read as the heightened field of sense-experience; the coming dialogue functions as viveka (discrimination) arising within enjoyment itself.