Shloka 10

Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā

Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon

Devanagari script

इति चिंतातुरो राजा स्वांते संचिंतयन्सुधीः । जगाद मतिमान्वीरः सुमदो देवताङ्गनाः

Transliteration

iti ciṃtāturo rājā svāṃte saṃciṃtayansudhīḥ | jagāda matimānvīraḥ sumado devatāṅganāḥ

Translation

Так мудрый царь, терзаемый тревогой и размышляющий в глубине сердца, заговорил. Разумный герой, царь Сумада, обратился к небесным девам.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-निपात (quotative/connector)

• चिंतातुरः: distressed with worry
• चिंतातुरः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिन्ता-आतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (चिन्तया आतुरः)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वान्ते: in his own heart/mind
• स्वान्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (स्वस्य अन्तः/अन्तःकरणे)

• संचिंतयन्: thinking/pondering
• संचिंतयन्: Karta (Agent as participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√चिन्त् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present participle)

• सुधीः: wise
• सुधीः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (सु धीर्यस्य)

• जगाद: said/spoke
• जगाद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मतिमान्: intelligent
• मतिमान्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मतिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• वीरः: hero
• वीरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (राज्ञः विशेषणरूपेण)

• सुमदः: high-spirited
• सुमदः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-मद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (सु मदः यस्य)

• देवताङ्गनाः: O celestial women
• देवताङ्गनाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता-अङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative) वा द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; (देवतायाः अङ्गनाः)

Speaker

King Sumada (rājā sumadaḥ)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: संचिंतयन्सुधीः = संचिंतयन् + सुधीः; मतिमान्वीरः = मतिमान् + वीरः; देवताङ्गनाः = देवता + अङ्गनाः (समास).

Characters & Entities

• Sumada
• Devatāṅganāḥ

FAQs

Who is speaking in this verse, and to whom?

The speaker is King Sumada, and he is addressing the devatāṅganāḥ—celestial maidens (divine women, often understood as apsarases).

What is the central emotional and ethical theme of the verse?

The verse highlights inner deliberation under anxiety: a ruler feels worry, reflects inwardly, and then speaks with discernment—suggesting thoughtful speech after contemplation.

What does svānte saṃciṃtayan imply in a philosophical reading?

It implies introspective reasoning—turning inward to examine thoughts and motives before acting or speaking, a common Purāṇic ideal of prudent, dharma-aligned decision-making.