Shloka 11

Adhyaya 13 — The Son’s Account of Hell and the Question of Unseen Sin

Sanskrit

विपश्चिदिति विख्यातो जनकानामहं कुले ।

जातो विदेहविषये सम्यङ्मनुजपालकः ॥

Transliteration

vipaścid iti vikhyāto janakānām ahaṃ kule | jāto videhaviṣaye samyaṅ-manuja-pālakaḥ

Translation

ငါသည် ဗိပဿစ် (Vipaścit) ဟု နာမည်ကျော်ကြားသူ၊ ဗိဒေဟ (Videha) နယ်မြေ၌ ဇနက (Janaka) မျိုးရိုးမှ မွေးဖွားလာသူ၊ ပြည်သူကို သင့်တော်စွာ ကာကွယ်စောင့်ရှောက်သော အုပ်ချုပ်သူ ဖြစ်၏။

Word by Word

• vipaścit: Vipaścit (the wise one)
• vipaścit: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipaścit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम/उपाधि

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• vikhyātaḥ: renowned
• vikhyātaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-khyā (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (renowned)

• janakānām: of the Janakas
• janakānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kule: in the lineage
• kule: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• jātaḥ: born
• jātaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (born)

• videha-viṣaye: in the land of Videha
• videha-viṣaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: videha (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विदेहस्य विषयः)

• samyaṅ: properly
• samyaṅ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyañc (अव्यय/निपातवत्)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• manuja-pālakaḥ: protector of people
• manuja-pālakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manuja (प्रातिपदिक) + pālaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मनुजानां पालकः)

Speakers

• Vipaścit speaking (self-introduction)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Royal dharma
• Genealogy (Janaka lineage)
• Reputation vs karmic outcome

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Social status and fame do not exempt one from karmic scrutiny; even an exemplary ruler must account for specific lapses, if any.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Touches Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita through dynastic identification (Janaka lineage), while serving an ethical narrative purpose.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Vipaścit’ (the discerning) in hell creates a deliberate paradox: discernment must be applied not only in governance but in subtle ethical domains (intention, omission, hidden harm).