Shloka 84

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

Sanskrit

क्षणेन पातालतलमसिखक्त्यृष्टिशायकैः ।

छिन्नैः सञ्छन्नमभवदृतध्वजशरोत्करैः ॥

Transliteration

kṣaṇena pātālatalaṃ asikhakty-ṛṣṭi-śāyakaiḥ | chinnaiḥ sañchannam abhavad ṛtadhvaja-śarotkaraiḥ ||

Translation

ခဏချင်းတွင် ပာတာလာ၏ မြေပြင်သည် ဖြတ်တောက်ခံရသော ဓား၊ လှံနှင့် မြားများ၊ ထို့ပြင် မြားပုံများနှင့် လဲကျသွားသော အလံတိုင်များဖြင့် ဖုံးလွှမ်းသွား하였다။

Word by Word

• क्षणेन: in a moment
• क्षणेन: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; time-instrument 'in a moment'

• पाताल-तलम्: the ground of Pātāla
• पाताल-तलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātāla + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुषः: 'surface/ground of the netherworld'

• असि-खक्ति-ऋष्टि-शायकैः: with swords, daggers, lances and arrows
• असि-खक्ति-ऋष्टि-शायकैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asi + khakti + ṛṣṭi + śāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; द्वन्द्वः (समाहार/इतरेतर) listing weapons: swords, daggers, lances, arrows

• छिन्नैः: cut/broken
• छिन्नैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √chid (छिद्) ; छिन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; qualifies the instrumental weapon-group: 'by/with (weapons) that were cut/broken' or 'cut (missiles)' depending on context

• सञ्छन्नम्: covered, strewn over
• सञ्छन्नम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√chad (छद्) ; सञ्छन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective to 'पातालतलम्'

• अभवत्: became, was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ऋत-ध्वज-शर-उत्करैः: with heaps of bannered arrows
• ऋत-ध्वज-शर-उत्करैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛta + dhvaja + śara + utkāra/utkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; multi-member तत्पुरुष compound: 'heaps (utkara) of arrows (śara) with banners/standards (dhvaja) marked with ṛta (?)' (epithet/descriptor); used as instrument/cause of covering

Speakers

• Narrator voice

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Battle imagery
• Overwhelming victory
• Netherworld setting (Pātāla)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

When adharma is confronted by disciplined power, its instruments collapse rapidly; the verse paints the swift reversal of the aggressor’s advantage.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Descriptive battle narration within vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna.

What is the esoteric significance?

The strewn weapons and fallen banners represent the disarming of hostile tendencies and the collapse of their 'identity flags' (dhvaja)—a sign that inner sovereignty has been reclaimed.