Shloka 53

Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses

Sanskrit

इमां ते तनयां भार्यां प्रयच्छामि प्रतीच्छ ताम् ।

आयुर्वेदश्च सकलस्त्वष्टाङ्गो यो मया ततः ।

मुनेः सकाशात् संप्राप्तस्तं गृहीष्व महामते ॥

Transliteration

imāṃ te tanayāṃ bhāryāṃ prayacchāmi pratīccha tām | āyurvedaś ca sakalas tv aṣṭāṅgo yo mayā tataḥ | muneḥ sakāśāt saṃprāptas taṃ gṛhṇīṣva mahāmate ||

Translation

నేను ఈ కన్యను నీకు భార్యగా ఇస్తున్నాను—స్వీకరించు. అలాగే, హే మహాత్మా! ముని నుండి పొందిన అష్టాంగసంపూర్ణ ఆయుర్వేదాన్ని కూడా స్వీకరించు.

Word by Word

• imām: this
• imām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative/Genitive enclitic (4th/6th), Singular; here dative sense

• tanayām: daughter
• tanayām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• bhāryām: wife
• bhāryām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; in apposition to 'tanayām'

• prayacchāmi: I give/bestow
• prayacchāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) with prefix pra-
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• pratīccha: accept
• pratīccha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√i (इ-धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person, Singular; Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; pronoun referring to tanayā/bhāryā

• āyurvedaḥ: Ayurveda
• āyurvedaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक) + veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुष—‘veda concerning life’

• ca: and
• ca: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• sakalaḥ: entire/complete
• sakalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies 'āyurvedaḥ'

• aṣṭāṅgaḥ: eightfold
• aṣṭāṅgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; द्विगु—‘having eight limbs/parts’; qualifies 'āyurvedaḥ'

• yaḥ: which
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; relative pronoun referring to 'āyurvedaḥ'

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• tataḥ: from there/thereafter
• tataḥ: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (तसिल्-अव्यय)

• muneḥ: of/from the sage
• muneḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative/Genitive (5th/6th—पञ्चमी/षष्ठी), Singular; here genitive with 'sakāśāt'

• sakāśāt: from the presence of
• sakāśāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sakāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Postposition-like indeclinable governing genitive; ‘from the presence of’ (सकाशात्)

• saṃprāptaḥ: obtained/received
• saṃprāptaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√āp (आप्-धातु) with prefixes saṃ- + pra- + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies 'āyurvedaḥ'

• tam: that (it)
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; refers to 'āyurvedaḥ'

• gṛhṇīṣva: take/accept
• gṛhṇīṣva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person, Singular; Ātmanepada

• mahāmate: O great-minded one
• mahāmate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular; कर्मधारय—‘great-minded’

Speakers

• The Gandharva (beneficiary of release) to the heroic rescuer/recipient

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dāna (gift-giving) and reciprocity
• Transmission of sacred/scientific knowledge
• Marriage alliance as social dharma
• Ayurveda tradition (aṣṭāṅga)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Knowledge (vidyā) and rightful social bonds (marriage) are presented as high gifts; dharma frames gratitude not merely as emotion but as concrete benefaction that supports society and wellbeing.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Not pancalakṣaṇa; it is social-ethical narrative and a notice of vidyā-paramparā (lineage of knowledge transmission).

What is the esoteric significance?

Ayurveda here can symbolize the restoration of ‘wholeness’ after a fall into disorder; the ‘eightfold’ completeness points to integrated healing—body, conduct, and right knowledge moving together.