Shloka 15

Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā

Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon

Devanagari script

इति वाक्यं समाकर्ण्य कामस्तु विविधैः शरैः । प्राहरन्नरदेवस्य कर्तुं किंचिन्न वै प्रभुः

Transliteration

iti vākyaṃ samākarṇya kāmastu vividhaiḥ śaraiḥ | prāharannaradevasya kartuṃ kiṃcinna vai prabhuḥ

Translation

ເມື່ອໄດ້ຍິນຖ້ອຍຄໍານັ້ນ ກາມເທວະຈຶ່ງຍິງພຣະຣາຊາ—ນະຣະເທວະ—ດ້ວຍລູກສອນຫຼາຍປະເພດ; ແຕ່ແທ້ຈິງແລ້ວ ລາວບໍ່ອາດບັງຄັບໃຫ້ພຣະອົງເຮັດສິ່ງໃດໄດ້ເລີຍ

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotative/connector

• vākyam: statement, words
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• samākarṇya: having heard
• samākarṇya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: karṇ (धातु) + sam-ā (उपसर्ग) → samākarṇya (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having heard’

• kāmaḥ: Kāma (god of love)
• kāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अवधानार्थक

• vividhaiḥ: various
• vividhaiḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (śaraiḥ)

• śaraiḥ: with arrows
• śaraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• prāharan: struck, attacked
• prāharan: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hṛ (धातु) + pra (उपसर्ग) → prāharat (तिङन्त/वर्तमान)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; रूपम्: प्राहरत् (sandhi: प्राहरन्)

• nara-devasya: of the king (god among men)
• nara-devasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (narāṇāṃ devaḥ)

• kartum: to do
• kartum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kartum (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to do/make’

• kiṃcit: anything, something
• kiṃcit: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (something/anything)

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध निपात (negation)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक निपात (indeed)

• prabhuḥ: able, powerful (one)
• prabhuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; not explicitly identified in the given verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: kāmastu → kāmaḥ tu; prāharannaradevasya → prāharan nara-devasya; kiṃcinna → kiṃcit na.

Characters & Entities

• Kāma
• Naradeva (the king)

FAQs

What is the main point of this verse in the Padma Purana?

It emphasizes that even when desire (Kāma) ‘strikes’ with many temptations, a disciplined king (naradeva) cannot be compelled—self-mastery prevents desire from taking control.

Who is ‘naradeva’ in this verse?

Naradeva literally means “god among men,” a common epithet for a king, highlighting royal authority and the expectation of strong self-governance.

What ethical lesson does this shloka teach?

Desire may arise and press strongly, but it need not dictate action; steadfastness and inner restraint keep one from being driven into wrongdoing.