Shloka 54

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

Sanskrit

रुरुशावविषाणाग्रमालक्ष्य तिलकाकृतिम् ।

सह तेन विवर्धन्तं योगी सिद्धिमवाप्नुयात् ॥

Transliteration

ruruśāvaviṣāṇāgram ālakṣya tilakākṛtim | saha tena vivardhantaṃ yogī siddhim avāpnuyāt ||

Translation

ନବୀନ ରୁରୁ‑ହରିଣର ଶୃଙ୍ଗାଗ୍ର ତିଳକ‑ଚିହ୍ନ ପରି ଥାଏ ଏବଂ ସେହି ସହିତ ଯେପରି ବଢ଼େ—ତାହା ଦେଖି କ୍ରମବୃଦ୍ଧି ତତ୍ତ୍ୱ ଜାଣି ଯୋଗୀ ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣତା ପାଏ।

Word by Word

• ruru-śāva-viṣāṇa-agra-mālakṣya: having noticed the horn-tip of a young ruru-deer
• ruru-śāva-viṣāṇa-agra-mālakṣya: Hetu (हेतु/Causal circumstance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ruru + śāva + viṣāṇa + agra (प्रातिपदिक) + ā + lakṣ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्/ल्यप्-प्रत्यय) of ā-lakṣ 'to notice', used as avyaya; compound qualifier: 'the tip (agra) of the horn (viṣāṇa) of a young ruru-deer (ruruśāva)'

• tilaka-ākṛtim: a tilaka-like shape
• tilaka-ākṛtim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tilaka + ākṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्म (object of ālakṣya)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Prepositional indeclinable (सह), 'together with' (takes Instrumental)

• tena: with that/with him
• tena: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; pronoun

• vivardhantam: growing/increasing
• vivardhantam: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + vṛdh (धातु) + śatṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifies implied object (e.g., 'that sign/that form')

• yogī: a yogin
• yogī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• siddhim: success/perfection (siddhi)
• siddhim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• avāpnuyāt: would attain
• avāpnuyāt: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava + āp (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथम-पुरुष), Singular

Speakers

• Didactic narrator

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Gradualism
• Seed-to-growth metaphor
• Abhyāsa
• Patience in practice

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Great capacities begin as barely visible beginnings. The yogin respects small starts and persists until full maturation.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Didactic yoga teaching; not one of the five purāṇic characteristics.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘sesame-like’ horn-tip hints at bindu (a tiny point). From bindu, expansion occurs—mirroring inner unfolding from subtle concentration to expansive realization.