Shloka 14

Adhyaya 81 — Suratha and Samadhi Seek Sage Medhas; Introduction to Mahamaya and the Madhukaitabha Origin Account

Sanskrit

असम्यग्व्ययशीलैस्तैः कुर्वद्भिः सततं व्ययम् ।

संचितः सोऽतिदुःखेन क्षयं कोशो गमिष्यति ॥

Transliteration

asamyag-vyaya-śīlais taiḥ kurvadbhiḥ satataṃ vyayam /

saṃcitaḥ so 'ti-duḥkhena kṣayaṃ kośo gamiṣyati

Translation

ด้วยคนผู้หมกมุ่นในความฟุ่มเฟือย ใช้จ่ายไม่หยุดยั้ง คลังทรัพย์ที่สั่งสมไว้นั้นจักพินาศไปพร้อมความโศกใหญ่

Word by Word

• असम्यक्: improperly
• असम्यक्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असम्यक् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• व्यय-शीलैः: by those of spending nature
• व्यय-शीलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यय (प्रातिपदिक) + शील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (व्यये शीलम् यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘तैः’)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• कुर्वद्भिः: by (them) doing
• कुर्वद्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृत् (present participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘तैः’)

• सततम्: constantly
• सततम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• व्ययम्: expenditure
• व्ययम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• संचितः: accumulated
• संचितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-चि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘कोशः’)

• सः: that (he/it)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अति-दुःखेन: with great distress
• अति-दुःखेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (अति + दुःख); तृतीया, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; हेतौ/साधने

• क्षयम्: to destruction, depletion
• क्षयम्: Gati/Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कोशः: treasury
• कोशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गमिष्यति: will go, will come to
• गमिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrator describing King Suratha’s thoughts

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dharma of kingship
• Stewardship and governance
• Impermanence of wealth
• Anxiety born of attachment

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even legitimate accumulation is fragile if guided by poor judgment. The verse also shows how attachment persists: Suratha suffers over the misuse of what was ‘his,’ revealing bondage through identification.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ethical-narrative (upadeśa embedded in ākhyāna) rather than pañcalakṣaṇa proper.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘treasury’ can be read as accumulated merit, energy, or clarity; when dissipated through undisciplined tendencies, inner resources decline—prompting the seeker toward a higher refuge (the Goddess).