Shloka 47

Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati

Sanskrit

यच्चामूर्तं यच्च मूर्तं समस्तं यद्वा भूतेष्वेकमेकञ्च किञ्चित् ।

यद्दिव्यस्ति क्ष्मातले खेऽन्यतो वा त्वत्सम्बद्धं त्वत्स्वरैर्व्यञ्जनैश्च ॥

Transliteration

yaccāmūrtaṃ yacca mūrtaṃ samastaṃ yadvā bhūteṣvekamekañca kiñcit /

yaddivyasti kṣmātale khe 'nyato vā tvatsambaddhaṃ tvatsvarairvyañjanaiśca

Translation

ଯାହା ଅମୂର୍ତ୍ତ ଓ ଯାହା ମୂର୍ତ୍ତ—ସବୁ; ଭୂତଜାତିମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଯେ କୌଣସି ଏକ-ଏକ ବସ୍ତୁ ଅଛି; ପୃଥିବୀରେ, ଆକାଶରେ କିମ୍ବା ଅନ୍ୟତ୍ର ଯେ କିଛି ଦିବ୍ୟ—ସେ ସବୁ ତୁମ ସହିତ ସଂବଦ୍ଧ, ଏବଂ ତୁମ ସ୍ୱର ଓ ବ୍ୟଞ୍ଜନ ଦ୍ୱାରା ହିଁ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ।

Word by Word

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय)

• amūrtam: formless
• amūrtam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; adjective qualifying yat

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; relative pronoun (repetition)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle

• mūrtam: having form
• mūrtam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; adjective qualifying yat

• samastam: entire, complete
• samastam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; adjective qualifying yat (the whole/entire)

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; relative pronoun

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक अव्यय)

• bhūteṣu: in beings/elements
• bhūteṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ekam: one
• ekam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; adjective qualifying yat

• ekam: one (alone)
• ekam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; emphatic repetition

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle

• kiñcit: anything, something
• kiñcit: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiñcit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; indefinite pronoun

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; relative pronoun

• divyam: divine, celestial
• divyam: Pradhāna (प्रधान/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective with asti

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṣmā-tale: on the earth’s surface
• kṣmā-tale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣmā-tala (प्रातिपदिक; kṣmā + tala)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (kṣmāyāḥ talaṃ)

• khe: in the sky
• khe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• anyataḥ: elsewhere, from another place
• anyataḥ: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle

• tvat-sambaddham: connected with you
• tvat-sambaddham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvat-sambaddha (प्रातिपदिक; tvat + sambaddha)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tvayi sambaddham) / ‘connected with you’

• tvat-svaraiḥ: by/with your vowels
• tvat-svaraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvat-svara (प्रातिपदिक; tvat + svara)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘your vowels’

• vyañjanaiḥ: by/with consonants
• vyañjanaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyañjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle

Speakers

• Aśvatara (Nāga) praising Devī/Sarasvatī

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Sarasvatī
• Devī

Shakti Aspects

• Sarasvatī as Vāk (speech) and Śabda-śakti (power of sound)

Key Themes

• Śabda (sound) metaphysics
• Vāk/Sarasvatī
• Name-and-form
• All-pervasion

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Speech and meaning are sacred: the world of form and the formless is intertwined with Devī as language-power. Ethically, it elevates truthful, disciplined speech and reverence for learning/mantra.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Relates conceptually to sarga (manifestation) via nāma-rūpa (name-form) arising through śabda, but remains within stuti rather than genealogical/cosmic listing.

What is the esoteric significance?

Vowels/consonants imply the matṛkā (phonemic energies): the cosmos is read as a mantra-body of Devī, where sound is the subtle blueprint of manifestation.