Shloka 44

Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu

Sanskrit

ऋषिरुवाच

रेवती सुमहाभागा त्रैलोक्यस्यापि सुन्दरी ।

तव भर्या वरारोहा तां त्वं राजन्न वेत्सि किम् ॥

Transliteration

ṛṣir uvāca

revatī sumahābhāgā trailokyasyāpi sundarī /

tava bharyā varārohā tāṃ tvaṃ rājann na vetsi kim //

Translation

Sang resi berkata: “Revatī—yang paling beruntung dan indah bahkan di antara tiga alam—ialah permaisuri tuanku, wahai raja, berwajah elok. Tidakkah tuanku mengenalinya?”

Word by Word

• ऋषिः: the sage
• ऋषिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• रेवती: Revatī
• रेवती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सु-महा-भागा: very fortunate
• सु-महा-भागा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (विशेषण-विशेष्यभाव)

• त्रैलोक्यस्य: of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Avyaya (अव्यय/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अर्थः ‘also/even’

• सुन्दरी: beautiful
• सुन्दरी: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• भर्या: wife
• भर्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वर-आरोहा: of excellent form
• वर-आरोहा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आरोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः ‘श्रेष्ठा आरोहा’ इत्यर्थे (best-limbed/beautifully formed)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (अव्यय/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• वेत्सि: you know
• वेत्सि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• किम्: why?/what?
• किम्: Avyaya (अव्यय/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle)

Speakers

• Sage to the king; narrated by Mārkaṇḍeya

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Narrative revelation
• Praise (stuti-like description without deity focus)
• Memory and recognition

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

A person may possess great fortune and yet fail to recognize what is closest—implying that dharma requires attentiveness, not merely possession.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Narrative (vaṃśānucarita/royal tale atmosphere possible, but the excerpt itself is not genealogical); chiefly ākhyāna.

What is the esoteric significance?

Revatī as ‘sumahābhāgā’ can symbolize prosperity and auspiciousness; the king’s non-recognition hints at a veiling power (āvaraṇa) operating in the psyche.