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Shloka 72

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

महादेवान्तकाभ्यां च कामात्‌ क्रोधाच्च भारत । एकत्वमुपपन्नानां जज्ञे शूर: परंतप:

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

mahādevāntakābhyāṃ ca kāmāt krodhāc ca bhārata |

ekatvam upapannānāṃ jajñe śūraḥ parantapaḥ ||

വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ഭാരത! മഹാദേവനും അന്തകനും (യമനും), കൂടാതെ കാമവും ക്രോധവും—ഇവയുടെ അംശങ്ങൾ ഏകത്വം പ്രാപിച്ച് ഒന്നായി ചേർന്നപ്പോൾ, ശത്രുക്കളെ ദഹിപ്പിക്കുന്ന പരന്തപനായ ഒരു ശൂരൻ ജനിച്ചു.

महादेवfrom Mahādeva (Śiva)
महादेव:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमहादेव
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
अन्तकfrom Antaka (Yama, Death)
अन्तक:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तक
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
अभ्याम्from the two (ablative dual ending)
अभ्याम्:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootद्वि (प्रत्यय: भ्याम्)
FormAblative/Instrumental dual ending marker used with the preceding dual base
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कामात्from Kāma (desire / the god of love)
कामात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
क्रोधात्from anger
क्रोधात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootक्रोध
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भारतO Bhārata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
एकत्वम्oneness, unity
एकत्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootएकत्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उपपन्नानाम्of those who had attained/come to (a state)
उपपन्नानाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootउपपन्न (उप + √पद्/√पद्य्, क्त)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
जज्ञेwas born
जज्ञे:
TypeVerb
Root√जन्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
शूरःa hero, brave man
शूरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परंतपःfoe-scorching, enemy-afflicting
परंतपः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरंतप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भारतO Bhārata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
Bhārata (addressee)
M
Mahādeva (Śiva)
A
Antaka (Yama/Death)
K
Kāma
K
Krodha

Educational Q&A

The verse implies that a person’s nature can be understood as a composite of forces—divine archetypes and inner impulses. Great strength (Mahādeva/Antaka) may coexist with destabilizing passions (kāma/krodha), highlighting an ethical tension: power without restraint can become destructive.

Vaiśampāyana describes the birth of a formidable warrior as arising from the unified combined ‘portions’ of Mahādeva, Antaka (Yama), Kāma, and Krodha, emphasizing his fearsome, enemy-scorching disposition.