Shloka 104

Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati

Sanskrit

वीरः कुवलयाश्वोऽयं पित्रे चासौ निवेदितः ।

ततो ननाम चरणौ नागेन्द्रस्य ऋतध्वजः ॥

Transliteration

vīraḥ kuvalayāśvo 'yaṃ pitre cāsau niveditaḥ | tato nanāma caraṇau nāgendrasya ṛtadhvajaḥ ||

Translation

“ผู้นี้คือวีรบุรุษกุวลยาศวะ” แล้วเขาถูกนำไปถวายต่อหน้าบิดา ครั้นแล้ว ฤตธวชะก้มกราบแทบพระบาทของนาคเอนทระ

Word by Word

• vīraḥ: the hero
• vīraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1/प्रथमा), Ekavacana

• kuvalayāśvaḥ: Kuvalayāśva
• kuvalayāśvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuvalayāśva (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper noun

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; deictic pronoun

• pitre: to (his) father
• pitre: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Caturthī (4/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana; sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• asau: that one
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• niveditaḥ: was introduced/presented
• niveditaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vid (धातु) + nivedita (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: Bhūtakṛdanta past passive participle (क्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; passive ‘was presented/introduced’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence

• nanāma: bowed
• nanāma: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nam (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (लङ्; imperfect/past), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• caraṇau: (two) feet
• caraṇau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2/द्वितीया), Dvivacana (द्विवचन); object of bowing

• nāgendrasya: of the serpent-king
• nāgendrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga-indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6/षष्ठी), Ekavacana; ‘of the lord of serpents’

• ṛtadhvajaḥ: Ṛtadhvaja
• ṛtadhvajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛta-dhvaja (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper name/epithet

Speakers

• Narrative voice

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Filial reverence
• Introduction/recognition
• Etiquette of honoring elders

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Namaskāra to elders is presented as the natural dharmic response once rightful relationship is known; it prepares the recipient for blessings and instruction.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Vaṃśānucarita/ākhyāna: personal names and family relations are foregrounded, typical of dynastic narration.

What is the esoteric significance?

Bowing to the feet signifies surrender of ego and alignment with dharma transmitted through lineage (pitṛ-paramparā).