Shloka 10
Pṛthā’s Atithi-Sevā and the Gift of the Deva-Āhvāna Mantra (पृथायाः अतिथिसेवा तथा देवाह्वानमन्त्रप्रदानम्)
Devanagari script
ततो विनद्य सहसा शालस्पर्शविबोधित:
Transliteration
tato vinadya sahasā śālasparśavibodhitaḥ
Translation
பின்னர் சால மரத்தின் தொடுதலால் திடீரென விழித்தெழுந்து உரக்கக் கூவினான்।
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद्
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')
विनद्यhaving roared / having cried out
विनद्य:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनद्
FormAbsolutive (त्वान्त/ल्यप्): vinadya = having roared/cried aloud
सहसाsuddenly, at once
सहसा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहस्
FormAvyaya (adverb)
शालस्पर्शविबोधितःawakened by the touch of a śāla (tree)
शालस्पर्शविबोधितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशालस्पर्शविबोधित
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
MārkaṇḍeyaŚ
śāla treeCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line highlights how a small, external trigger can abruptly awaken a person from inertia or unawareness—suggesting vigilance and responsiveness to signs that prompt self-control and right action.
In Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration, someone is suddenly startled awake when he comes into contact with a śāla tree, and he cries out loudly as an immediate reaction.