Shloka 2

Adhyaya 72 — The Reconciliation Rite, Sarasvati Sacrifice, and the Birth of Uttama Manu (Auttama Manvantara Prelude)

Sanskrit

ब्राह्मण उवाच राजवर्य ! कृतार्थोऽस्मि यतो धर्मो हि रक्षितः ।

धर्मज्ञेह भवता भार्यामानयता मम ॥

Transliteration

brāhmaṇa uvāca rājavarya! kṛtārtho ’smi yato dharmo hi rakṣitaḥ | dharmajñeha bhavatā bhāryām ānayatā mama ||

Translation

ဗြာဟ္မဏက ပြောသည်—အို မင်းတို့အနက် အမြတ်ဆုံးသော မင်းကြီး၊ ကျွန်ုပ်သည် ပြည့်စုံသွားပြီ။ အကြောင်းမူ ဓမ္မသည် အမှန်တကယ် ကာကွယ်ခံရပြီ—ဓမ္မကို သိမြင်သော သင်က ကျွန်ုပ်၏ ဇနီးကို ပြန်လည်ခေါ်ဆောင်ပေးခြင်းဖြင့် ဖြစ်၏။

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणः: the brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (लिट्, Perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• राजवर्य: O best of kings
• राजवर्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजवर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• कृतार्थः: fulfilled/successful
• कृतार्थः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: कृतः अर्थः यस्य (accomplished purpose)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 1st Person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; causal conjunction/adverb (हेतौ)

• धर्मः: dharma
• धर्मः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; particle (निपात)

• रक्षितः: has been protected
• रक्षितः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate with धर्मः

• धर्मज्ञ: O knower of dharma
• धर्मज्ञ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: धर्मं जानाति (knower of dharma)

• इह: here/in this matter
• इह: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; adverb (देश/काल)

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); honorific pronoun

• भार्याम्: wife
• भार्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• आनयता: (by you) bringing
• आनयता: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु) + शतृ (कृत्)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with भवता

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

Speakers

• Brāhmaṇa to King (within Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Protection of social order
• Marital propriety
• Royal responsibility

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Dharma is not abstract: it is ‘protected’ through concrete acts—here, restoring a lawful marital bond. The king is praised not for power but for dharma-jñāna expressed as action.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Anucarita: exemplary interaction between brāhmaṇa and king demonstrating dharmic kingship within the Manvantara narrative.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Bringing back the wife’ can be read as restoring śraddhā (faith/steadfastness) to the ritual life; when śraddhā returns, dharma flourishes.