Shloka 23

जटायुस्संवादः — Encounter with Jaṭāyu and the Genealogy of Beings

Aranyakanda 14

Devanagari script

अपत्यं तु मृगास्सर्वे मृग्या नरवरोत्तम।ऋक्षाश्च मृगमन्दायास्सृमराश्चमरा स्तथा।।3.14.23।।

Transliteration

apatyaṃ tu mṛgāḥ sarve mṛgyā naravarottama |

ṛkṣāś ca mṛgamandāyāḥ sṛmarāś camarās tathā ||3.14.23||

Translation

ହେ ନରଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ମୃଗୀରୁ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରକାର ମୃଗ (ବନ୍ୟପଶୁ) ଜନ୍ମିଲେ; ଏବଂ ମୃଗମନ୍ଦାରୁ ଋକ୍ଷ, ସୃମର-ମୃଗ ଓ ଚମର-ମୃଗମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଜନ୍ମିଲେ।

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विशेषार्थक (indeed)

• ऐरावतः: Airāvata
• ऐरावतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐरावत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• लोकनाथः: lord of the world
• लोकनाथः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha; लोकस्य नाथः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), ऐरावतः इति समानाधिकरण (apposition)

• महागजः: a great elephant
• महागजः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + गज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (Karmadharaya; महान् गजः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), ऐरावतः इति समानाधिकरण (apposition)

• मातङ्ग्याः: of Mātaṅgī
• मातङ्ग्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातङ्गी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विशेषार्थक (indeed)

• अथ: then/and
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequencer)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (sequencing particle: then/and)

• मातङ्गाः: elephants
• मातङ्गाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपत्यम्: offspring
• अपत्यम्: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मनुजर्षभ: O bull among men
• मनुजर्षभ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज + ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpurusha; मनुजानां ऋषभः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Context

O best of men, all kinds of animals were born of Mrugi.To Mrugamanda were born bears and chamara (a different kind of deer).

Characters & Entities

• Mṛgamandā
• ṛkṣa (bear)
• camara (deer type)
• Rāma

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma as harmony with nature: recognizing the ordered diversity of living beings supports a respectful, non-chaotic view of the world.

What is the narrative situation?

The speaker explains what kinds of creatures descend from Mṛgī and Mṛgamandā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Attentive listening and learning (for Rāma as recipient): genealogical teaching presumes disciplined reception of knowledge.