Shloka 116
The Birth of King Pṛthu: Vena’s Fall, the Sages’ Churning, and Earth’s Surrender
मां हत्वा त्वं महाराज धारणे पालने सदा । पोषणे च महाप्राज्ञ मद्विना हि कथं नृप
māṃ hatvā tvaṃ mahārāja dhāraṇe pālane sadā | poṣaṇe ca mahāprājña madvinā hi kathaṃ nṛpa
ข้าแต่มหาราช ผู้ทรงปัญญาอันประเสริฐ หากพระองค์สังหารหม่อมฉันเสียแล้ว พระองค์จะทรงทำนุบำรุง ปกป้อง และเลี้ยงดูอาณาประชาราษฎร์โดยปราศจากหม่อมฉันได้อย่างไรเล่า?
Unknown (context not provided; a speaker addressing a king)
Concept: Violence against a sustaining principle rebounds as incapacity to nourish and protect; governance depends on preserving the very supports of life.
Application: Do not destroy key supports—people, resources, or institutions—out of anger; protect what enables long-term care and stability.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"The supplicant points toward granaries and fields depicted behind them as if in prophetic vision—empty if the king proceeds with killing. The king’s face shows a flicker of doubt as the plea turns into a stark warning: without the sustaining agent, protection and nourishment collapse.","primary_figures":["supplicant","king","guards","symbolic figures of farmers/children (visionary backdrop)"],"setting":"court threshold opening onto a vista of fields and granaries, suggesting the kingdom’s lifeline","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["dusty gold","ashen gray","earth brown","wheat yellow","dark teal"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: dramatic court scene with gold leaf on the throne and weapons, the supplicant gesturing toward a gold-embossed panel of fields and granaries, intense expressions, rich maroons and greens, ornate borders with chakra and lotus motifs to hint at preservation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a poignant warning rendered with subtle emotion, the king’s hesitation captured in delicate facial lines, background landscape of fields under shifting light, restrained palette with lyrical realism and fine textile patterns.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, the supplicant’s hand extended in admonition, the king’s sword lowered slightly, background registers showing nourishment scenes fading into scarcity, traditional pigment palette and rhythmic composition.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: allegorical prosperity—rows of lotuses and grain motifs, cows and villagers in patterned bands, central royal figure under canopy, deep blues and gold, emphasizing the sacredness of sustenance and protection."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"fast-dramatic","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["tense silence","single drum pulse (mridang-like)","distant wind","metallic clink of weapon lowered"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मद्विना = मत् विना (avyayibhava); no other major external sandhi.
FAQs
It warns a king that eliminating a crucial person or principle can undermine the very functions of rulership—maintenance, protection, and welfare—implying interdependence in governance.
They point to core royal duties: sustaining order and institutions (dhāraṇa), protecting subjects and law (pālana), and ensuring welfare and provisioning (poṣaṇa).
Power should be exercised with discernment: harming the innocent or the indispensable can backfire and destabilize society; wise rule requires protecting what supports the common good.