Shloka 13

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

Sanskrit

विस्तारि पङ्कमत्यर्थं दुस्तरं स नृपस्तरन् ।

तथैव कृष्यमाणोऽन्यद्रम्यं वनमवाप सः ॥

Transliteration

vistāri paṅkam atyarthaṃ dustaraṃ sa nṛpas taran | tathaiva kṛṣyamāṇo ’nya-d-ramyaṃ vanam avāpa saḥ ||

Translation

ພະຣາຊາຍ່າງລຸຍຜ່ານຕົມຫນາກວ້າງຂວາງ ທີ່ຂ້າມຍາກ ແລະຍັງຖືກກະແສລາກພາຢູ່ ຈຶ່ງເຖິງປ່າອີກແຫ່ງໜຶ່ງອັນຮື່ນຮົມ.

Word by Word

• vistāri: spreading/wide
• vistāri: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vistārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (पङ्कम् इति विशेष्यस्य)

• paṅkam: mud
• paṅkam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṅka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ati-artham: excessively
• ati-artham: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; अर्थे—‘अत्यर्थम्’ = exceedingly/very much

• dustaram: hard to cross
• dustaram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dus-tara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (दुष् + तर); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (पङ्कम् इति विशेष्यस्य)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• nṛpaḥ: the king
• nṛpaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• taran: crossing
• taran: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tṛ (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (शतृ; वर्तमान); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘तरन्’ = crossing/trying to cross

• tathā: thus/so
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle: indeed/just)

• kṛṣyamāṇaḥ: being dragged
• kṛṣyamāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛṣ (धातु) + यमान (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (शानच्; वर्तमान कर्मणि-भाव); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘कृष्यमाणः’ = being dragged/pulled

• anyat: another
• anyat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (वनम् इति विशेष्यस्य)

• ramyam: pleasant/charming
• ramyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (वनम् इति विशेष्यस्य)

• vanam: forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• avāpa: reached/obtained
• avāpa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (aorist), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrative voice (within Mārkaṇḍeya’s account)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Struggle after survival
• Transition from peril to allure
• Setting shift to forest encounter

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

After escaping overt danger, subtler difficulties remain; one may enter an attractive environment while still being ‘pulled’ by unresolved impulses.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Narrative/character episode (vaṃśānucarita flavor), not genealogical listing itself.

What is the esoteric significance?

Mire symbolizes entanglement (saṅga) and heaviness (tamas); the ‘pleasant forest’ hints at sense-allure that can follow immediately after hardship.