Shloka 47

कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्

Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse

Devanagari script

ततः सराष्ट्रं मुमुदे तत्‌ पुरं परया मुदा । तेन पार्थिवमुख्येन भावितं भावितात्मना,तबसे शुद्ध अन्तःकरणवाले नृपश्रेष्ठ संवरणके द्वारा पालित सब लोग प्रसन्न रहने लगे। उस राज्य और नगरमें बड़ा आनन्द छा गया

Transliteration

tataḥ sarāṣṭraṃ mumude tat puraṃ parayā mudā | tena pārthivamukhyena bhāvitaṃ bhāvitātmanā ||

Translation

ତାପରେ ସମଗ୍ର ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର ଓ ସେ ନଗର ପରମ ଆନନ୍ଦରେ ମଗ୍ନ ହେଲା। ତପସ୍ୟାଦ୍ୱାରା ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ଓ ସଂଯମିତ ଅନ୍ତଃକରଣ ଥିବା ସେ ନୃପଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ସଂବରଣଙ୍କ ପାଳନରେ ପ୍ରଜା ସନ୍ତୁଷ୍ଟ ରହିଲା।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'thereupon/from that')

• सराष्ट्रम्: the whole kingdom (with its realm)
• सराष्ट्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सराष्ट्र
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• मुमुदे: rejoiced/was glad
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्: that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• पुरम्: city
• पुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• परया: with great/supreme
• परया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा
• Form: Feminine, instrumental, singular

• मुदा: joy
• मुदा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्
• Form: Feminine, instrumental, singular

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, instrumental, singular

• पार्थिवमुख्येन: by the foremost of kings
• पार्थिवमुख्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिवमुख्य
• Form: Masculine, instrumental, singular

• भावितम्: nurtured/maintained/cherished
• Type: Verb
• Root: भावित
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• भावितात्मना: by the purified/self-controlled one
• भावितात्मना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भावितात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, instrumental, singular

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वसिष्ठ (Vasiṣṭha)
• संवरण (Saṃvaraṇa)
• राष्ट्र (kingdom)
• पुर (city)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler whose inner self is disciplined and purified (bhāvitātman) becomes a source of public welfare: when governance is grounded in self-control and ethical cultivation, the kingdom and city naturally flourish in peace and joy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha describes the effect of King Saṃvaraṇa’s rule: the entire realm and its capital rejoice, because the king—foremost among rulers—protects and nurtures the people, bringing widespread contentment and celebration.