Shloka 48

Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses

Sanskrit

इत्युक्ते प्रणिपाताद्यैरुपचारैः प्रसादितः । स मामाह पुनर्विप्रस्तत्क्षणान्मृदुमानसः ॥

Transliteration

ity ukte praṇipātādyair upacāraiḥ prasāditaḥ | sa mām āha punar vipras tatkṣaṇān mṛdumānasaḥ ||

Translation

Tendo isso sido dito, ele foi aplacado por prostrações e outros serviços; então aquele brāhmaṇa, com a mente de pronto suavizada, falou-me novamente.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• ukte: when (it) was said
• ukte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु) + ukta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Kridanta (कृदन्त) past passive participle (क्त) from √vac; Locative singular (सप्तमी एकवचन), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग); locative absolute with iti = 'when this was said'

• praṇipāta-ādyaiḥ: by acts beginning with prostration
• praṇipāta-ādyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇipāta (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound: praṇipāta+ādi ('beginning with prostration'); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• upacāraiḥ: by respectful services/attentions
• upacāraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upacāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• prasāditaḥ: was propitiated/appeased
• prasāditaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया; passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √sad (धातु) + prasādita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: Kridanta (कृदन्त) past passive participle (क्त) from pra+√sad 'to be pleased/propitiated'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate to saḥ

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (तद्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āha: said
• āha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• vipraḥ: the brāhmaṇa/sage
• vipraḥ: Karta (कर्ता; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); in apposition to saḥ

• tat-kṣaṇāt: from that very moment
• tat-kṣaṇāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound: tat+kṣaṇa; Ablative (पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग); adverbial 'from that moment'

• mṛdu-mānasaḥ: with a softened mind
• mṛdu-mānasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛdu (प्रातिपदिक) + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) compound: 'gentle-minded'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); adjective qualifying saḥ/vipraḥ

Speakers

• Rākṣasa narrating; Brahmamitra relents

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Power of repentance and humility
• Guru’s grace after anger
• Ritual gestures of reconciliation

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even after grave fault, sincere submission and service can reopen the door to grace; dharma allows mitigation when there is genuine contrition and restoration of respect.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

A didactic narrative (ākhyāna) illustrating prāyaścitta-like dynamics (atonement/appeasement), not cosmology or genealogy proper.

What is the esoteric significance?

The shift from wrath to softness shows the two faces of tapas: it can burn as punishment or illuminate as compassion, depending on the offender’s inner turning.