Shloka 27

Adhyaya 70 — The King Confronts the Rakshasa and Restores the Brahmin’s Wife

Sanskrit

मार्कण्डेय उवाच एवम् चिन्तयतस्तस्य पुनरप्याह राक्षसः ।

प्रणामनम्रो राजानं बद्धाञ्जलिपुटो मुने ॥

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca evaṃ cintayat as tasya punar apy āha rākṣasaḥ |

praṇāma-namro rājānaṃ baddhāñjali-puṭo mune ||

Translation

మార్కండేయుడు అన్నాడు— అతడు అలా ఆలోచిస్తున్నప్పుడు, ఆ రాక్షసుడు మళ్లీ పలికాడు; ఓ మునీ, రాజుకు నమస్కరించి, అంజలి ఘటించి ఇలా అన్నాడు।

Word by Word

• mārkaṇḍeyaḥ: Mārkaṇḍeya
• mārkaṇḍeyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārkaṇḍeya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• cintayataḥ: of (him) thinking
• cintayataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √cint (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (M/N)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंस (M/N), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• punar: again
• punar: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• āha: said
• āha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• rākṣasaḥ: the rākṣasa
• rākṣasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• praṇāma-namraḥ: bowed in salutation; humble
• praṇāma-namraḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praṇāma + namra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः (instrumental/causal sense): 'bowed due to salutation'

• rājānam: the king
• rājānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• baddha-añjali-puṭaḥ: with joined palms (añjali)
• baddha-añjali-puṭaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: baddha + añjali + puṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः: 'having a cupped (puṭa) añjali that is bound/joined'

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speakers

• Mārkaṇḍeya narrating; rākṣasa addressing the king

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Kingship
• Dharma
• Supplication/śaraṇāgati
• Power and restraint

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even a feared being adopts the language of humility to obtain an end; the king’s discernment is therefore crucial—outer submission does not guarantee inner dharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Didactic narrative (upākhyāna) supporting dharma-śāstra-like reflection on rulership; not a direct pancalakṣaṇa segment.

What is the esoteric significance?

Añjali and praṇāma here can be read as the ‘taming’ of raw impulse through form; the story probes whether form without sattva becomes manipulation.