Shloka 59

Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā

Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon

Devanagari script

इदं राज्यं गृहाणाशु महाराजोपशोभितम् । महामाणिक्यमुक्तादि महाधनसुपूरितम्

Transliteration

idaṃ rājyaṃ gṛhāṇāśu mahārājopaśobhitam | mahāmāṇikyamuktādi mahādhanasupūritam

Translation

हे राज्य त्वरेने स्वीकारा—जे महाराजास शोभणारे आहे आणि महा माणिक्य, मोती इत्यादी अपार धनाने परिपूर्ण आहे।

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देशक सर्वनाम

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गृहाण: accept/take
• गृहाण: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: शीघ्रार्थक अव्यय (adverb)

• महाराजोपशोभितम्: adorned by a great king
• महाराजोपशोभितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाराज + उपशोभित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘महाराजेन उपशोभितम्’ (instrumental tatpurusha sense) — ‘राज्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• महामाणिक्यमुक्तादि: great rubies, pearls, etc.
• महामाणिक्यमुक्तादि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/विशेषणार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + माणिक्य + मुक्त + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासरूपेण); ‘माणिक्य-मुक्त’ इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व + ‘आदि’ (etc.)—समाहार-द्वन्द्वभाव; ‘-आदि’ enumerative

• महाधनसुपूरितम्: completely filled with great wealth
• महाधनसुपूरितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + धन + सुपूरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘महता धनेन सुपूरितम्’ (filled with great wealth) — ‘राज्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent dialogue within Pātālakhaṇḍa 13)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: गृहाणाशु → गृहाण आशु; महाराजोपशोभितम् → महाराज उपशोभितम्; महामाणिक्यमुक्तादि = महा + माणिक्य + मुक्त + आदि; महाधनसुपूरितम् = महा + धन + सुपूरितम्

FAQs

What is the central message of this shloka?

It portrays the formal offering of sovereignty: a kingdom presented as worthy of a great ruler and richly endowed with treasures such as rubies and pearls.

What do “mahāmāṇikya” and “muktādi” signify here?

They indicate high royal prosperity—“mahāmāṇikya” (great rubies) and “muktādi” (pearls and other precious items)—as markers of abundant wealth.

What ethical theme can be inferred from the verse’s framing?

The verse implies the responsibilities of kingship: rule is not merely power, but an entrusted domain—presented as ‘befitting’—suggesting fitness, legitimacy, and the duty to govern well.