Shloka 41

Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu

Sanskrit

कोषे बलेऽथ मित्रेषु भृत्यामात्ये नरेश्वर ।

तथात्मनि महाबाहो यत्र सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥

Transliteration

koṣe bale 'tha mitreṣu bhṛtyāmātye nareśvara /

tathātmani mahābāho yatra sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam //

Translation

హే నరాధిపా! మీ ఖజానా, సైన్యం, మిత్రరాజ్యాలు; సేవకులు, మంత్రులు—ఇవన్నీ కుశలమేనా? అలాగే సమస్తానికి ఆధారమైన మహాబాహువైన మీ స్వయంకూడా క్షేమమేనా?

Word by Word

• कोषे: in the treasury
• कोषे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बले: in the army/strength
• बले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then; and further
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/प्रसङ्ग-बोधक (then/now; connective particle)

• मित्रेषु: among friends
• मित्रेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)

• भृत्य: in servants
• भृत्य: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासस्य पूर्वपद (member of a copulative)

• अमात्ये: in ministers
• अमात्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमात्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (भृत्य-अमात्ये इति द्वन्द्वार्थः)

• नरेश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• नरेश्वर: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'नराणाम् ईश्वरः'

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चय-बोधक (thus/likewise)

• आत्मनि: in yourself
• आत्मनि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महाबाहो: O mighty-armed one
• महाबाहो: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'महौ बाहू यस्य सः'

• यत्र: wherein
• यत्र: सम्बन्ध (Relative connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb: where/wherein)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: is established; is based
• प्रतिष्ठितम्: क्रियाविशेष्य/विधेय (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + स्था (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

Speakers

• Sage to the king; narrated by Mārkaṇḍeya

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Rāja-dharma
• Governance
• Well-being as dharmic order
• Statecraft (resources, alliances, administration)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The ruler’s welfare is multi-layered: prosperity (koṣa), security (bala), diplomacy (mitra), administration (amātya), and social cohesion (bhṛtya). Yet all are anchored in the king’s own discipline and health (ātman).

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Dharma-oriented narrative instruction; not one of the five canonical purāṇic topics in itself.

What is the esoteric significance?

The list can be read as an outer-to-inner hierarchy: external supports culminate in the ‘ātman’ as the real seat of stability—suggesting inner governance precedes outer governance.