Shloka 53

Adhyaya 43 — Portents of Death (Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇas) and the Yogin’s Response; Alarka Renounces Kingship

Sanskrit

पशुपक्षिमनुष्याद्यैः पत्रपुष्पफलान्वितम् ।

वृक्षं विलुप्यमानन्तु दृष्ट्वा सिध्यन्ति योगिनः ॥

Transliteration

paśupakṣimanuṣyādyaiḥ patrapuṣpaphalānvitam | vṛkṣaṃ vilupyamānaṃ tu dṛṣṭvā sidhyanti yoginaḥ ||

Translation

ପତ୍ର‑ପୁଷ୍ପ‑ଫଳଯୁକ୍ତ ବୃକ୍ଷକୁ ପଶୁ‑ପକ୍ଷୀ‑ମନୁଷ୍ୟାଦି ଲୁଟିନେଉଥିବା ଦେଖି, ତାହାରୁ ଶିକ୍ଷା ଗ୍ରହଣ କରି ଯୋଗୀମାନେ ସିଦ୍ଧି ପାଆନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• paśu-pakṣi-manuṣya-ādyaiḥ: by animals, birds, humans, etc.
• paśu-pakṣi-manuṣya-ādyaiḥ: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paśu + pakṣi + manuṣya + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चयार्थः; ādi = 'etc.' (आदि-शब्दः)

• patra-puṣpa-phala-anvitam: endowed with leaves, flowers, and fruits
• patra-puṣpa-phala-anvitam: Karma (कर्म/Object-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: patra + puṣpa + phala + anvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; विशेषणम् (qualifying vṛkṣam)

• vṛkṣam: a tree
• vṛkṣam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• vilupyamānam: being plundered/destroyed
• vilupyamānam: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + lup (धातु) + yamāna (कृदन्त)
• Form: Present passive participle (शानच्/यमान), Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; विशेषणम् (qualifying vṛkṣam)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Hetu (हेतु/Causal circumstance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), 'having seen'

• sidhyanti: attain success/are accomplished
• sidhyanti: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sidh (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्/Present), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथम-पुरुष), Plural

• yoginaḥ: yogins
• yoginaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

Speakers

• Didactic narrator

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Forbearance
• Non-reactivity
• Service without ego
• Detachment
• Learning from nature

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Like a fruit tree that gives while being taken from, the yogin cultivates patience and non-resentment, remaining steady despite gain and loss.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ethical-yogic instruction; not cosmological/genealogical material.

What is the esoteric significance?

The tree symbolizes a sattvic mind: it naturally ‘offers’ (gives fruits) and remains rooted. Yogic siddhi matures with rootedness and non-reactive generosity.