Shloka 69

Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat

Sanskrit

वरूथिन्युवाच निजमालयमप्यस्माद्भवान् यास्यत्यसंशयम् ।

स्वल्पकालं मया सार्धं भुङ्क्ष्व भोगान् सुदुर्लभान् ॥

Transliteration

varūthiny uvāca nijam ālayam apy asmād bhavān yāsyaty asaṃśayam | svalpa-kālaṃ mayā sārdhaṃ bhuṅkṣva bhogān sudurlabhān ||

Translation

วรูถินีกล่าวว่า “แม้จากที่นี่ท่านก็จักไปสู่ที่พำนักของตนโดยแน่นอน เพราะฉะนั้นขอให้เสวยสุขอันได้มายากร่วมกับข้าพเจ้าเพียงชั่วครู่หนึ่งเถิด”

Word by Word

• वरूथिनी: Varūthinī
• वरूथिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरूथिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• निजम्: one’s own
• निजम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• आलयम्: abode, home
• आलयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• अस्मात्: from me
• अस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• भवान्: you (honored)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific)

• यास्यति: will go
• यास्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative)

• स्वल्पकालम्: for a short time
• स्वल्पकालम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वल्प + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (स्वल्पः कालः)

• मया: with me
• मया: Sahakari (सहकारी/Instrumental associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahartha (सहार्थ/Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with/along with)

• भुङ्क्ष्व: enjoy, partake
• भुङ्क्ष्व: Kriya (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भोगान्: enjoyments, pleasures
• भोगान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• सुदुर्लभान्: very hard to obtain
• सुदुर्लभान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (भोगान्)

Speakers

• Varūthinī → brāhmaṇa (within Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dharma
• Temptation vs restraint
• Householder and Brahmin ethics
• Karma

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse sets up a classic dharma-test: worldly enjoyment is offered as ‘rare’ and ‘brief,’ but the narrative will contrast this with the brāhmaṇa’s vow-bound restraint and fear of adharma.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily Ācāra/Dharma-upadeśa embedded in an itihāsa-style episode; not a direct sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita passage.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Rare pleasures’ symbolize sensory bait (viṣaya) that diverts a disciplined life; ‘short time’ hints at the fleeting nature of gratification versus enduring karmic consequence.