Shloka 9

Adhyaya 25 — Madālāsā’s Return, Royal Succession, and the First Teaching to Vikrānta

Sanskrit

मदालसायाः सञ्जज्ञे पुत्रः प्रथमजस्ततः ।

तस्य चक्रे पिता नाम विक्रान्त इति धीमतः ॥

Transliteration

madālasāyāḥ sañjajñe putraḥ prathamajas tataḥ | tasya cakre pitā nāma vikrānta iti dhīmataḥ ||

Translation

Kemudian Madālasā melahirkan putera sulungnya. Ayahnya yang bijaksana menamakan dia “Vikrānta” (Perkasa).

Word by Word

• madālasāyāḥ: of Madālasā
• madālasāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madālasā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• sañjajñe: was born / came into being
• sañjajñe: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (जन् धातु) with sam- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• putraḥ: a son
• putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• prathamajaḥ: first-born
• prathamajaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of putraḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathama + ja (प्रातिपदिक); √jan (जन्) → -ja (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha): प्रथमः + जः = first-born

• tataḥ: then / thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anukrama (काल/क्रम/Temporal-sequential)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (ततः अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)

• tasya: of him / his
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• cakre: made / assigned
• cakre: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• pitā: the father
• pitā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (पितृ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Name-apposition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (नाम अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), नामनिर्देशक-निपात (particle indicating naming)

• vikrāntaḥ: Vikrānta
• vikrāntaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Apposition to putraḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vikrānta (प्रातिपदिक; √kram (क्रम्) + vi-; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नाम (proper name)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyasaṅgati (वाक्यसङ्गति/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (इति अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• dhīmataḥ: of the wise (one)
• dhīmataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhīmat (धीमत् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speakers

• Narrator

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "vatsalya", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Genealogical detail
• Naming as character-foreshadowing
• Beginning of Madālasā’s motherhood teaching

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Names in purāṇic narrative often foreshadow expected virtues; yet the coming lullaby will relativize worldly identity, showing that even ‘valiance’ is an attributed role.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita: recording offspring and naming within the dynastic account.

What is the esoteric significance?

The contrast between bestowed name (social identity) and the later teaching (‘you have no real name’) dramatizes nāma-rūpa as conventional, not ultimate.