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Shloka 15

Adhyaya 62The Fire-God Enters the Brahmin Youth; Varuthini’s Love-Sickness and Kali’s Disguise

कलिर्नाम्ना तु गन्धर्वः सानुरागो निराकृतः ।

तया पूर्वमभूत्सोऽथ तदवस्थां ददर्श ताम् ॥

kalir nāmnā tu gandharvaḥ sānurāgo nirākṛtaḥ |

tayā pūrvam abhūt so 'tha tad-avasthāṃ dadarśa tām ||

ครั้งนั้นคนธรรพ์นามว่า กาลี ผู้เคยถูกนางปฏิเสธทั้งที่เขารักนาง ได้เห็นนางอยู่ในสภาพเช่นนั้น

कलिःKali (named being)
कलिः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootकलि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
नाम्नाby name
नाम्ना:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; ‘नाम्ना’ = “by name” (नाम-करणे)
तुindeed/but
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे “but/indeed”
गन्धर्वःa Gandharva
गन्धर्वः:
Apposition (विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध/Predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootगन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
स-अनुरागःaffectionate, attached
स-अनुरागः:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुराग (प्रातिपदिक) + स (उपसर्ग/सह)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः ‘स’ (with) + ‘अनुराग’ = “with affection/attachment”
निराकृतःwas rejected
निराकृतः:
Karta (कर्ता) with passive sense / Predicative
TypeVerb
Rootनिर् + कृ (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘निराकृत’ = rejected/repulsed
तयाby her
तया:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)
पूर्वम्formerly
पूर्वम्:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Temporal)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावे)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) “formerly/before”
अभूत्was/became
अभूत्:
Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
अथthen
अथ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (sequencer) “then/thereupon”
तत्-अवस्थाम्that condition/state
तत्-अवस्थाम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootअवस्था (प्रातिपदिक) + तत् (सर्वनाम)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तस्य अवस्था) “that condition/state”
ददर्शsaw
ददर्श:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
ताम्her
ताम्:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘ताम्’ = her/that (f.)
Narrator voice (within Markandeya’s narration)

{ "primaryRasa": "karuna", "secondaryRasa": "shringara", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Gandharva loreRejected suitorPlot development

FAQs

Prior choices return as circumstances: a rejected suitor becomes a witness (and potentially an agent) when the mind is vulnerable—highlighting the dharmic need for discernment and careful conduct in relationships.

Character-introduction within narrative (ākhyāna); not directly pancalakṣaṇa.

Gandharvas often represent the power of sound, allure, and subtle desire; Kali’s appearance signals an approaching interplay of temptation, strategy, or karmic consequence.