Shloka 26

Adhyaya 22 — Kuvalayashva’s Death through Daitya-Deceit and Madalasa’s Self-Immolation

Sanskrit

ततस्तथा महाक्रन्दः पौराणां भवनेष्वभूत् ।

यथैव तस्य नृपतेः स्वगेहे समवर्तत ॥

Transliteration

tatas tathā mahākrandaḥ paurāṇāṃ bhavaneṣv abhūt /

yathaiva tasya nṛpateḥ svagehe samavartata

Translation

അപ്പോൾ നഗരവാസികളുടെ വീടുകളിലും രാജഗൃഹത്തിൽ ഉണ്ടായതുപോലെ തന്നെ മഹത്തായ കരച്ചിൽ ഉയർന്നു.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (thereupon/then)

• tathā: thus/so
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (thus/so)

• mahā-krandaḥ: a great wailing
• mahā-krandaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + kranda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (mahān krandaḥ)

• paurāṇām: of the townspeople
• paurāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन

• bhavaneṣu: in the houses
• bhavaneṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), बहुवचन

• abhūt: arose/occurred
• abhūt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √भू

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (as/just as)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (indeed/just)

• tasya: of him/of that
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• nṛpateḥ: of the king
• nṛpateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचन

• sva-gehe: in (his) own house
• sva-gehe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + geha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (svaṃ geham)

• samavartata: took place/occurred
• samavartata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; √वृत् with सम्- (to occur/come about)

Speakers

• Narrator voice

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Social ripple of royal misfortune
• Communal mourning
• Kingship and public life

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

A ruler’s fortune and misfortune reverberate through society; the verse underscores the interdependence between king and subjects, a common Purāṇic political ethic.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Falls under exemplary royal narrative (vaṃśānucarita-style), not cosmogenesis or manvantara chronology.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘city wailing’ mirrors inner psychology: when the ‘king’ (mind/ego) is struck, all ‘citizens’ (senses and sub-minds) become disturbed.