Shloka 116
The Birth of King Pṛthu: Vena’s Fall, the Sages’ Churning, and Earth’s Surrender
मां हत्वा त्वं महाराज धारणे पालने सदा । पोषणे च महाप्राज्ञ मद्विना हि कथं नृप
māṃ hatvā tvaṃ mahārāja dhāraṇe pālane sadā | poṣaṇe ca mahāprājña madvinā hi kathaṃ nṛpa
హే మహారాజా! నన్ను హతమార్చి నీవు ఎల్లప్పుడూ రాజ్యాన్ని ధారించడం, పాలించడం, పోషించడం ఎలా చేయగలవు? హే మహాప్రాజ్ఞ నృపా, నన్ను లేకుండా అది ఎలా సాధ్యం?
Unknown (context not provided; a speaker addressing a king)
Concept: Violence against a sustaining principle rebounds as incapacity to nourish and protect; governance depends on preserving the very supports of life.
Application: Do not destroy key supports—people, resources, or institutions—out of anger; protect what enables long-term care and stability.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The supplicant points toward granaries and fields depicted behind them as if in prophetic vision—empty if the king proceeds with killing. The king’s face shows a flicker of doubt as the plea turns into a stark warning: without the sustaining agent, protection and nourishment collapse.","primary_figures":["supplicant","king","guards","symbolic figures of farmers/children (visionary backdrop)"],"setting":"court threshold opening onto a vista of fields and granaries, suggesting the kingdom’s lifeline","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["dusty gold","ashen gray","earth brown","wheat yellow","dark teal"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic court scene with gold leaf on the throne and weapons, the supplicant gesturing toward a gold-embossed panel of fields and granaries, intense expressions, rich maroons and greens, ornate borders with chakra and lotus motifs to hint at preservation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a poignant warning rendered with subtle emotion, the king’s hesitation captured in delicate facial lines, background landscape of fields under shifting light, restrained palette with lyrical realism and fine textile patterns.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, the supplicant’s hand extended in admonition, the king’s sword lowered slightly, background registers showing nourishment scenes fading into scarcity, traditional pigment palette and rhythmic composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: allegorical prosperity—rows of lotuses and grain motifs, cows and villagers in patterned bands, central royal figure under canopy, deep blues and gold, emphasizing the sacredness of sustenance and protection."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["tense silence","single drum pulse (mridang-like)","distant wind","metallic clink of weapon lowered"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मद्विना = मत् विना (avyayibhava); no other major external sandhi.
FAQs
It warns a king that eliminating a crucial person or principle can undermine the very functions of rulership—maintenance, protection, and welfare—implying interdependence in governance.
They point to core royal duties: sustaining order and institutions (dhāraṇa), protecting subjects and law (pālana), and ensuring welfare and provisioning (poṣaṇa).
Power should be exercised with discernment: harming the innocent or the indispensable can backfire and destabilize society; wise rule requires protecting what supports the common good.