Shloka 20

Adhyaya 62 — The Fire-God Enters the Brahmin Youth; Varuthini’s Love-Sickness and Kali’s Disguise

Sanskrit

मयैषा सानुरागेण बहुशः प्रार्थिता सती ।

निराकृतवती सेयमद्य प्राप्या भविष्यति ॥

Transliteration

mayaiṣā sānurāgeṇa bahuśaḥ prārthitā satī | nirākṛtavatī seyam adya prāpyā bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

ମୁଁ ସ୍ନେହପୂର୍ବକ ଏହି ସଦ୍ଗୁଣବତୀ ନାରୀଙ୍କୁ ପୁନଃପୁନଃ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରିଛି; ସେ ମୋତେ ଅସ୍ୱୀକାର କଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ଆଜି ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ମୋ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହେବେ।

Word by Word

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), 1st person; Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• eṣā: this (woman)
• eṣā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun (सर्वनाम); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sānurāgeṇa: with affection
• sānurāgeṇa: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa-anurāga (प्रातिपदिक: स + अनुराग)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; compound: उपपद-तत्पुरुष/सह-भाव (with affection)

• bahuśaḥ: many times
• bahuśaḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahuśas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• prārthitā: (was) entreated/asked
• prārthitā: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-arth (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त); Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with eṣā

• satī: the virtuous woman
• satī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक; from √as)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; substantive/epithet

• nirākṛtavatī: has rejected
• nirākṛtavatī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir-ā-√kṛ (धातु) + kta-vat (क्तवत्)
• Form: Perfective active participle (क्तवत् कृदन्त); Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with eṣā/sā

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम); Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• iyam: this (one)
• iyam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम); Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• adya: today
• adya: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• prāpyā: to be obtained / attainable
• prāpyā: Karma (कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु) + ya (य)
• Form: Gerundive/necessitative (तव्यत्/यत्-अर्थे य-प्रत्ययान्त; here ‘to be obtained/attainable’); Feminine, Nominative, Singular; predicate adjective to iyam

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Simple future (लृट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speakers

• Kali (speaking internally/declaring intent within the narrative)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shringara", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Desire and coercive intent
• Adharma vs. dharma rhetoric
• Narrative ethics

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse signals the rise of coercive desire: persistence in passion is framed as ‘attainment,’ foreshadowing adharma. Puranic narration often exposes such intent to critique it, not endorse it.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily Ākhyāna/Upākhyāna (narrative episode) rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita; it serves as moral illustration within the Purāṇic storytelling fabric.

What is the esoteric significance?

Kali here functions as a personification of the age’s impulse: grasping, entitlement, and manipulation. The ‘today I will obtain’ motif symbolizes the mind’s attempt to convert refusal into fate.