Shloka 26

Adhyaya 62 — The Fire-God Enters the Brahmin Youth; Varuthini’s Love-Sickness and Kali’s Disguise

Sanskrit

आयुषः सावशेषं मे नृणमस्ति महामते ।

निवृत्तस्तेन नूनं त्वं हृदयाह्लादकारकः ॥

Transliteration

āyuṣaḥ sāvaśeṣaṃ me nṛṇam asti mahāmate | nivṛttas tena nūnaṃ tvaṃ hṛdayāhlāda-kārakaḥ ||

Translation

హే మహామనస్కుడా, నా ప్రాణాలు ఉన్నంతకాలం మనుష్యుల పట్ల నా ఋణం మిగిలి ఉంటుంది; అందువల్ల నీవే నిశ్చయంగా నా హృదయంలో ఆనందకర్తవు।

Word by Word

• āyuṣaḥ: of (my) life
• āyuṣaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• sa-avaśeṣam: with some remainder left
• sa-avaśeṣam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + avaśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (contextually predicate with asti); समासः—कर्मधारय: ‘अवशेषेण सह’ (with remainder)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध) एकवचन

• nṛṇam: a debt
• nṛṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता) एकवचन

• asti: is
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mahāmate: O great-minded one
• mahāmate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन) एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय: ‘महती मतिः यस्य’ (O great-minded)

• nivṛttaḥ: withdrawn / ceased
• nivṛttaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-√vṛt (धातु) + क्त (Kṛdanta)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘tvam’)

• tena: therefore / by that
• tena: Hetu/Instrument (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/करण/हेतु), एकवचन

• nūnam: surely
• nūnam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nūnam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक (certainly)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• hṛdaya-āhlāda-kārakaḥ: a heart-delighter
• hṛdaya-āhlāda-kārakaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्ता-समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक) + āhlāda (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘हृदयस्य आह्लादं करोति’ (one who causes heart-delight)

Speakers

• Varūthinī (addressing the disguised figure)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Debt/obligation (ṛṇa) language
• Emotional attachment
• Rhetorical justification

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Invoking ṛṇa (debts/obligations) to justify personal desire shows how sacred categories can be repurposed for private ends. The verse invites scrutiny of motivations behind ‘dharma-talk.’

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna with ethical subtext; not a direct exposition of ṛṇa-dharma, but a narrative usage of its vocabulary.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Debt to men’ can symbolize the pull of social identity and worldly ties. The ‘heart-delighter’ is the seductive thought that makes renunciation ‘turn back’ (nivṛtti → pravṛtti).