Shloka 24

Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa

Sanskrit

सोऽपि कामशराघातमवाप्य नृपतेः सुतः ।

तां समाश्वासयामास न भेतव्यमिति ब्रुवन् ॥

Transliteration

so 'pi kāmaśarāghātam avāpya nṛpateḥ sutaḥ / tāṃ samāśvāsayāmāsa na bhetavyam iti bruvan

Translation

ထို့အပြင် မင်းသားသည်လည်း ကာမဒေဝ (Kāma) ၏ မြားတံခတ်ခြင်းကို ခံရသဖြင့်၊ “မကြောက်ပါနှင့်” ဟုဆိုကာ သူမကို နှစ်သိမ့်လေ၏။

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक निपात (particle: also)

• कामशराघातम्: the blow of Kāma's arrow
• कामशराघातम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामशराघात = काम + शर + आघात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अवाप्य: having received
• अवाप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• नृपतेः: of the king
• नृपतेः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (genitive/6th), एकवचन

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन

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

• समाश्वासयामास: he comforted (her)
• समाश्वासयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्वस् (धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: made to be comforted)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• भेतव्यम्: to be feared / (one) should fear
• भेतव्यम्: Prayojana/Anuśāsana (विधि/निषेध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भी (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (उक्ति-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• ब्रुवन्: saying
• ब्रुवन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrative; direct speech by the prince (“na bhetavyam…”)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shringara", "secondaryRasa": "karuna", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Kāma (allusion)

Key Themes

• Kāma’s influence
• Consolation
• Interpersonal reassurance

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even when desire affects him, the prince chooses a dharmically gentler response—reassurance rather than coercion—highlighting the ethical ideal of protecting the vulnerable in moments of fear and confusion.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Itivṛtta/Ākhyāna (conduct within story).

What is the esoteric significance?

Kāma’s ‘arrows’ symbolize involuntary impulses. The act of consoling suggests a possibility of sublimating impulse into compassionate action rather than being driven by it.