Shloka 158

Adhyaya 8 — Vasu's Redemption

Sanskrit

तत्रापि तस्य विकृतिर्नाधर्मोत्था व्यवर्धत ।

एताः सर्वा दशास्तस्य याः स्वप्ने सम्प्रदर्शिताः ॥

Transliteration

tatrāpi tasya vikṛtir nādharmotthā vyavardhata | etāḥ sarvā daśās tasya yāḥ svapne sampradarśitāḥ ||

Translation

แม้ ณ ที่นั้น ความทุกข์ของเขาก็มิได้เพิ่มพูนดุจสิ่งที่เกิดจากอธรรม ทั้งหมดนี้เป็นสภาวะของเขาที่ถูกแสดงให้เห็นในความฝันเท่านั้น।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adverbial locus)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

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

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विकृतिः: distortion, change (of mind/state)
• विकृतिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निपात (Negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• अधर्मोत्था: arising from unrighteousness
• अधर्मोत्था: कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of vikṛtiḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधर्म-उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अधर्मात् उत्थिता)

• व्यवर्धत: increased, grew
• व्यवर्धत: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: वि + अव (व्य-)

• एताः: these
• एताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: कर्तृविशेषण (Qualifier of etāḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• दशाः: conditions, states
• दशाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• याः: which
• याः: सम्बन्ध (Relative link to daśāḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• स्वप्ने: in a dream
• स्वप्ने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सम्प्रदर्शिताः: were shown clearly
• सम्प्रदर्शिताः: विधेय (Predicate: were shown)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-दृश् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speakers

• Narratorial

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Dream as moral-psychic revelation
• Distinction between personal adharma and imposed consequence (curse/ordinance)
• Predestination-like sequencing of experiences

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text distinguishes ‘suffering due to one’s adharma’ from ‘suffering due to other causal structures’ (such as a ṛṣi’s curse or a destined sequence). This nuance prevents simplistic moralism: not all pain is immediate proof of present wrongdoing.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita (didactic narrative) using svapna (dream) as a literary device to disclose forthcoming events; not a pancalakṣaṇa core (sarga etc.).

What is the esoteric significance?

Dream-revelation suggests that the subtle body (liṅga-śarīra) can preview karmic pathways. The ‘not from adharma’ clause hints at deeper causal layers—prārabdha or ārabdha karma—unfolding beyond surface moral accounting.