Shloka 4

Adhyaya 20 — Ritadhvaja’s Companionship with the Naga Princes and the Origin of the Horse Kuvalaya

Sanskrit

कदाचिच्छास्त्रसम्भार-विवेककृतनिश्चयः ।

कदाचित् काव्यसंलाप-गीत-नाटकसम्भवैः ॥

Transliteration

kadācic chāstrasambhāra-vivekakṛtaniścayaḥ | kadācit kāvyasaṃlāpa-gīta-nāṭakasambhavaiḥ ||

Translation

कधी तो शास्त्रसंग्रहांचे विवेकयुक्त अध्ययन करून दृढ निष्कर्ष काढीत असे; तर कधी काव्य, सुसंस्कृत संवाद, गीत व नाट्य यांत रममाण होत असे।

Word by Word

• कदाचित्: sometimes
• कदाचित्: कालाधिकरण (Kālādhikaraṇa/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time)

• शास्त्रसम्भार-विवेककृतनिश्चयः: one whose resolve is formed by discerning the collection of scriptures
• शास्त्रसम्भार-विवेककृतनिश्चयः: कर्तृविशेषण (Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शास्त्र + सम्भार + विवेक + कृत + निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (one whose decision is made by discernment of the collection of śāstras)

• कदाचित्: sometimes
• कदाचित्: कालाधिकरण (Kālādhikaraṇa/Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time)

• काव्यसंलाप-गीत-नाटकसम्भवैः: by/with things arising from poetry, talk, song, and drama
• काव्यसंलाप-गीत-नाटकसम्भवैः: साधन/हेतु (Karaṇa/Instrument or Hetu/Cause; adverbial instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काव्य + संलाप + गीत + नाटक + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-समाहार (collective), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (collective: 'arising from poetry, conversation, song, drama')

Speakers

• Narrator

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Education
• Discrimination (viveka)
• Courtly arts

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

An ideal ruler balances śāstra-driven discernment with cultured arts; intellect without refinement becomes harsh, while entertainment without discernment becomes dissipation.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita (biographical narrative) illustrating royal formation; indirectly supports Dharma by presenting the model of educated kingship.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Śāstra + viveka’ indicates the sattvic axis of clarity, while arts indicate rasa and harmonization of emotions—suggesting governance requires both clarity and aesthetic sensitivity.