Shloka 8

Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)

Devanagari script

ततो राज्ये ऽभिषिक्तस्तु कुरुः पित्रा निजे पदे पालयामास स महीं पुत्रवच्च स्वयं प्रजाः

Transliteration

tato rājye 'bhiṣiktastu kuruḥ pitrā nije pade pālayāmāsa sa mahīṃ putravacca svayaṃ prajāḥ

Translation

അപ്പോൾ പിതാവ് കുരുവിനെ തന്റെ യഥാർത്ഥ സ്ഥാനത്തിൽ രാജാഭിഷേകം ചെയ്തു; കുരു ഭൂമിയെ സംരക്ഷിച്ചു, പ്രജകളെ സ്വന്തം മക്കളെന്നപോലെ കരുതി സ്വയം പരിപാലിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• rājye: in the kingdom
• rājye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• abhiṣiktaḥ: anointed
• abhiṣiktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-√sic (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात)

• kuruḥ: Kuru (the king)
• kuruḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• pitrā: by (his) father
• pitrā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• nije: in his own
• nije: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying 'pade'

• pade: position/place (throne)
• pade: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• pālayāmāsa: ruled/protected
• pālayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pāl (धातु)
• Form: Periphrastic perfect (लिट्/परस्मैपद-परिप्रयोग), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• mahīm: the earth/land
• mahīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• putravat: like a son
• putravat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: putra + vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, manner-adverb (उपमान/प्रकारवाचक)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय)

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• prajāḥ: subjects/people
• prajāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speakers

• Likely Pulastya to Nārada (standard frame)
• but not explicit in provided verses

Key Themes

• Rajadharma
• Paternal model of rulership
• Welfare of subjects (praja)
• Legitimate coronation

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The king’s duty is protective and nurturing, not exploitative: the subjects are to be treated ‘like children’ (putravat), establishing the ethical ideal of compassionate governance.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita: it continues the dynastic account by describing the enthronement and qualities of a ruler (Kuru).

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Nije pade’ underscores rightful order (svadharma and legitimacy). The paternal metaphor encodes the Purāṇic view that sovereignty is service—protection of the earth and people mirrors cosmic maintenance (sthiti).