Shloka 58

Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati

Sanskrit

तयोश्च तद्यथावृत्तं भ्रात्रोः सर्वमजायत ।

विज्ञानमुभयोर्ग्र्यं पदतालस्वरादिकम् ॥

Transliteration

tayośca tadyathāvṛttaṃ bhrātroḥ sarvamajāyata / vijñānamubhayoragryaṃ padatālasvarādikam

Translation

அந்த இரு சகோதரருக்கும் அனைத்தும் தேவி கூறியபடியே நிகழ்ந்தது. இருவருக்கும் பதம், தாளம், ஸ்வரம் முதலியவற்றில் சிறந்த ஞானம் எழுந்தது।

Word by Word

• tayoḥ: of the two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dual (द्विवचन), Genitive (षष्ठी/6)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying ‘yathā-vṛttam’

• yathā-vṛttam: the account as it occurred
• yathā-vṛttam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + vṛtta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); ‘as it happened’ (यथावृत्तम्)

• bhrātroḥ: of the two brothers
• bhrātroḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Dual (द्विवचन)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ajāyata: arose; came to be
• ajāyata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• vijñānam: knowledge; understanding
• vijñānam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ubhayor: of both
• ubhayor: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Dual (द्विवचन)

• agryam: excellent; foremost
• agryam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying ‘vijñānam’

• pada-tāla-svara-ādikam: (knowledge) of words, rhythm/beat, notes, etc.
• pada-tāla-svara-ādikam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/समास)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक) + tāla (प्रातिपदिक) + svara (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + ka (प्रत्यय)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); collective ‘etc.’; qualifying/expanding ‘vijñānam’

Speakers

• Narrative voice (continuing from Jaḍa’s report)

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Sarasvatī

Shakti Aspects

• Implied Sarasvatī’s grace (prasāda) as causal background

Key Themes

• Fulfillment of boon
• Mastery of music
• Brotherly lineage

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

True learning is validated by transformation and capability (vijñāna), not by mere hearing; the boon becomes embodied competence.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Didactic cultural narrative; peripheral to pancalakṣaṇa.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Knowledge arising’ (ajāyata) echoes creation-language: in sacred arts, insight is a kind of inner sṛṣṭi (manifestation) prompted by divine power.