Shloka 22

Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat

Sanskrit

दिव्याप्सरोगणशतैराकीर्णान्यवलोकयन् ।

नातृप्यत द्विजश्रेष्ठः प्रोद्धूतपुलको मुने ॥

Transliteration

divyāpsarogaṇaśatairākīrṇānyavalokayan /

nātṛpyata dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ prodbhūtapulako mune

Translation

நூற்றுக்கணக்கான தெய்வீக அப்சரஸ்களின் கூட்டங்களால் நிரம்பிய இடங்களைப் பார்த்து, ஓ முனிவரே, அந்த த்விஜச்ரேஷ்டன் திருப்தியடையவில்லை; அவனுக்கு மெய்சிலிர்ப்பு ஏற்பட்டது।

Word by Word

• दिव्य-अप्सरस्-गण-शतैः: by hundreds of groups of divine apsarases
• दिव्य-अप्सरस्-गण-शतैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (दिव्यानाम् अप्सरसां गणानां शतैः = by hundreds of groups of divine nymphs)

• आकीर्णानि: filled/crowded
• आकीर्णानि: Karma (कर्म/qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-कीर् (धातु) → आकीर्ण (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन (agreeing with implied objects like सानूनि/स्थलानि)

• अवलोकयन्: observing
• अवलोकयन्: Kriya (क्रिया/participial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-लोक् (धातु) → अवलोकयत् (शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), प्रथमा एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; क्रियाविशेषणभावे (while observing)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• अतृप्यत: was satisfied
• अतृप्यत: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; न + अतृप्यत = ‘was not satisfied’

• द्विज-श्रेष्ठः: the best of the twice-born
• द्विज-श्रेष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानां श्रेष्ठः)

• प्रोद्भूत-पुलकः: with horripilation arisen
• प्रोद्भूत-पुलकः: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-उद्-भू (धातु) → प्रोद्भूत (कृदन्त) + पुलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य पुलकः प्रोद्भूतः सः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrator addressing a sage (mune); exact frame not specified in excerpt

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Aesthetic enchantment
• Temptation/attachment potential
• Wonder (vismaya)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse subtly warns that even a ‘best of brahmins’ can become unsated by sensory marvels; the spiritual task is to convert wonder into discernment rather than craving.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita/narrative psychology—showing the mind’s response to objects—rather than a pancalakṣaṇa structural element.

What is the esoteric significance?

Horripilation (pulaka) marks intense affect; esoterically it can be either sattvic rapture or the stirring of latent desire—an ambiguity the narrative can later resolve through consequence and reflection.