Shloka 20

मान्धातृ-जन्म-चरितम्

The Birth and Career Account of Māndhātṛ

Devanagari script

मया द्वात्राहितं ब्रह्म तप आस्थाय दारुणम्‌ | पुत्रार्थ तव राजर्षे महाबलपराक्रम,तब भगवान्‌ च्यवनने कहा--“महान्‌ बल और पराक्रमसे सम्पन्न राजर्षि युवनाश्व! यह तुमने ठीक नहीं किया। इस कलभमें मैंने तुम्हें ही पुत्र प्रदान करनेके लिये तपस्यासे संस्कारयुक्त किया हुआ जल रखा था और कठोर तपस्या करके उसमें ब्रह्मतेजकी स्थापना की थी

Transliteration

mayā dvātrāhitaṃ brahma tapa āsthāya dāruṇam | putrārthaṃ tava rājarṣe mahābala-parākrama ||

Translation

โอ้ราชฤๅษีผู้ทรงมหาพละและมหาวีรยศ เพื่อประโยชน์แห่งบุตรของท่าน เราได้อาศัยตบะอันรุนแรง แล้วสถาปนาพรหมเตชไว้ในน้ำนั้น

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• द्वात्रा: by the ladle (dipper)
• द्वात्रा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वात्रा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• आहितम्: placed, deposited
• आहितम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-धा
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• ब्रह्म: brahman; sacred power/holy energy
• ब्रह्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थाय: having undertaken, resorting to
• आस्थाय: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था
• Form: Absolutive, —, —, Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)

• दारुणम्: severe, harsh
• दारुणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुत्रार्थम्: for (obtaining) a son
• पुत्रार्थम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, पुत्रस्य अर्थः (for the sake of a son)

• तव: of/for you
• तव: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• राजर्षे: O royal sage
• राजर्षे: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular, राजा च ऋषिः (royal sage)

• महाबलपराक्रम: O one of great strength and valor
• महाबलपराक्रम: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबलपराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular, महान् बलं च पराक्रमश्च यस्य (great strength and valor)

Speaker

लोमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Yuvanāśva
• Chyavana
• consecrated water (saṃskṛta-jala)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Consecrated acts and ritual preparations carry intended purpose and moral weight; even a powerful king must practice restraint and respect what has been set apart through tapas for a specific dharmic end.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa recounts how sacred potency was established in water through severe austerity to grant Yuvanāśva a son; in context, Chyavana criticizes Yuvanāśva for drinking that very consecrated water, since it was prepared to produce offspring.