Shloka 43

Adhyaya 74 — King Svarashtra, the Deer-Queen’s Curse, and the Rise of Tamasa Manu

Sanskrit

अतो ब्रवीमि नास्थाने तव यातं मनो मयि ।

न चाप्यगम्या गर्भस्थो लोलो विघ्नं करोत्‍यसौ ॥

Transliteration

ato bravīmi nāsthāne tava yātaṃ mano mayi / na cāpy agamyā garbhastho lolo vighnaṃ karoty asau

Translation

ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ನಾನು ಹೇಳುತ್ತೇನೆ—ನಿನ್ನ ಮನಸ್ಸು ನನ್ನ ಕಡೆ ಅಯೋಗ್ಯವಾಗಿ ತಿರುಗಿದೆ. ಮತ್ತು ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಸಮೀಪಿಸಬಾರದು; ಗರ್ಭಸ್ಥನಾದ ಲೋಲೋ ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ವಿಘ್ನವನ್ನುಂಟುಮಾಡುವನು.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), हेत्वर्थे (therefore)

• ब्रवीमि: I say
• ब्रवीमि: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अस्थाने: in an improper place/occasion
• अस्थाने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्थानार्थे (locative)

• तव: your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• यातम्: gone, directed
• यातम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa/Predicate of 'mind')
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु) + यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र 'गतम्' इव (as predicate with मनः)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मयि: in me / towards me
• मयि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• अपि: even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अन्वय-अव्यय (also/even)

• अगम्या: not to be approached/unsuitable
• अगम्या: कर्ता-विशेषण (Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + गम्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; गम्य from √गम्)
• Form: नञ्-समास/नकार-निषेध (negated), गम्य (gerundive sense: to be approached), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

• गर्भस्थः: being in the womb
• गर्भस्थः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्भ + स्थ (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (in the womb), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• लोलः: restless (Lola)
• लोलः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of the fetus/child)

• विघ्नम्: obstacle, hindrance
• विघ्नम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करोति: makes, causes
• करोति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• असौ: that one (he)
• असौ: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speakers

• The doe-form woman addressing the king; admonitory counsel

Key Themes

• Restraint and propriety
• Protection of pregnancy
• Consequences of adharma
• Foetal agency motif (garbhastha)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Desire must be governed by dharma; improper intent and action are cautioned against, especially when they threaten the wellbeing of a destined, socially significant birth.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Vamśānucarita: ethical instruction is embedded within lineage narrative to safeguard the continuity of a divinely-timed succession.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘womb-dweller causing obstacles’ suggests that the future (dharma-to-come) resists present adharma; the unborn principle of order blocks disruptive impulses.