Shloka 4

Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)

Devanagari script

ततो नरपतिर्दृष्ट्वा धर्मिकं तनयं शुभम् दारक्रियार्थमकरोद् यत्नं शुभकुले ततः

Transliteration

tato narapatirdṛṣṭvā dharmikaṃ tanayaṃ śubham dārakriyārthamakarod yatnaṃ śubhakule tataḥ

Translation

Então o rei, ao ver seu filho auspicioso e justo, empenhou-se em providenciar seu casamento, buscando uma família nobre.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb: 'then'

• narapatiḥ: the king
• narapatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narapati (प्रातिपदिक; nara + pati)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ktvā): 'having seen'

• dharmikam: righteous
• dharmikam: Karma (कर्म; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharmika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; agrees with tanayam

• tanayam: son
• tanayam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• śubham: auspicious/good
• śubham: Karma (कर्म; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; agrees with tanayam

• dārakriyārtham: for the marriage rite/purpose of marriage
• dārakriyārtham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dārakriyārtha (प्रातिपदिक; dāra + kriyā + artha)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; purpose-object with √kṛ

• akarot: made/did
• akarot: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Verb; Imperfect/लङ् (laṅ), Parasmaipada; 3rd person, Singular

• yatnam: effort
• yatnam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• śubhakule: in a noble/auspicious family
• śubhakule: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubhakula (प्रातिपदिक; śubha + kula)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th), Singular

• tataḥ: thereupon
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb: 'thereupon'

Speakers

• Narrative layer not explicit in input (commonly Pulastya → Nārada in Vāmana Purāṇa); this verse reads as third-person narration

Key Themes

• Rāja-dharma
• Gṛhastha-dharma
• Vivāha (marriage as saṃskāra)
• Vamśānucarita

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse frames marriage as a dharmic responsibility: a righteous heir is to be established in gṛhastha-life through a proper alliance with a ‘śubha-kula’, emphasizing social order (varṇa/āśrama ideals) and continuity of virtue through family life.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Primarily Vamśānucarita (accounts of dynasties/lineages and their key life-events such as marriages that secure succession).

What is the symbolic significance?

The king’s ‘yatna’ symbolizes conscientious governance: personal rites (saṃskāras) of the royal household are treated as public goods, since the stability of the realm is linked to the moral continuity of the ruling line.