Shloka 16
कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्
Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse
Devanagari script
तथा तु नियतात्मानं त॑ नृपं मुनिसत्तम: | आबभाषे स धर्मात्मा तस्यैवार्थचिकीर्षया
Transliteration
tathā tu niyatātmānaṃ taṃ nṛpaṃ munisattamaḥ | ābabhāṣe sa dharmātmā tasyaivārthacikīrṣayā ||
Translation
तथा तु नियतात्मानं तं नृपं मुनिसत्तमः । आबभाषे स धर्मात्मा तस्यैवार्थचिकीर्षया ॥
Word by Word
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
तुbut, indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
नियतात्मानम्self-controlled (one)
नियतात्मानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनियतात्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तम्that (him)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नृपम्king
नृपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मुनिसत्तमःbest of sages
मुनिसत्तमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुनिसत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आबभाषेspoke, addressed
आबभाषे:
TypeVerb
Rootभाष्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Ātmanepada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मात्माrighteous-souled
धर्मात्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्यof him
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अर्थचिकीर्षयाwith the desire to accomplish (his) purpose
अर्थचिकीर्षया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थचिकीर्षा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
गन्धर्व उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VasiṣṭhaT
the king (nṛpa)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Dharma is advanced through disciplined self-control (niyama) and the timely guidance of the wise; a sage’s speech is meant to aid rightful aims, not merely to display learning.
A king is engaged in austerity with controlled mind and senses. Vasiṣṭha, described as righteous and foremost among sages, addresses him in order to help him achieve his intended objective.