Shloka 6

आदि पर्व — अध्याय 39: तक्षक–काश्यप संवादः, न्यग्रोधसंजीवनम्, पारिक्षितोपायः

Devanagari script

अस्यैतन्मानसं शल्यं समुद्धर्तु त्वमरहसि । जनन्या: शापजं देव ज्ञातीनां हितमिच्छत:,“देव! अपने भाई-बन्धुओंका हित चाहनेवाले इन नागराजके हृदयमें माताका शाप काँटा बनकर चुभा हुआ है और कसक पैदा करता है। आप इनके उस काँटेको निकाल दीजिये

Transliteration

asyaitanmānasaṁ śalyaṁ samuddhartu tvam arhasi | jananyāḥ śāpajaṁ deva jñātīnāṁ hitam icchataḥ ||

Translation

Elāpatra disse: “Ó ser divino, tu podes arrancar este espinho cravado em seu coração e em sua mente—nascido da maldição de sua mãe. Já que este senhor das serpentes deseja o bem de seus parentes, remove esse aguilhão doloroso que o atormenta.”

Word by Word

अस्यof this (one)

एतत्this

मानसम्mental, in the mind

शल्यम्thorn; painful dart

समुद्धर्तुम्to extract, to pull out

त्वम्you

अरहसिare able/fit; ought

जनन्याःof the mother

शापजम्born of a curse; curse-caused

देवO god/lord

ज्ञातीनाम्of kinsmen/relatives

हितम्welfare, good

इच्छतःof (one) desiring

Speaker

एलापत्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

Elāpatra

a deva (addressed divine being)

the Nāgarāja (serpent-king; implied referent)

mother (jananī)

kinsmen/relatives (jñāti)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A curse can become an inner ‘thorn’ that disturbs the mind; ethical concern for one’s kin and the willingness to seek remedy (rather than revenge) is presented as a worthy motive, inviting compassionate, restorative action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Elāpatra appeals to a divine being to remove the painful mental affliction in the serpent-king—an anguish caused by his mother’s curse—emphasizing that the serpent-king seeks the welfare of his relatives.