Shloka 13

Adhyaya 24 — Kuvalayashva’s Refusal of Gifts and the Vision of Madalasa’s Maya

Sanskrit

तत् सर्वमिह संप्राप्तं यदङ्घ्रियुगलं तव ।

मच्चूडामणिना स्पृष्टं यच्चाङ्गस्पर्शमाप्तवान् ॥

Transliteration

tat sarvam iha saṃprāptaṃ yad aṅghriyugalaṃ tava |

mac-cūḍāmaṇinā spṛṣṭaṃ yac cāṅga-sparśam āptavān ||

Translation

یہاں جو کچھ بھی حاصل ہوا، وہ سب اس لیے کہ میرے سر کے جواہر نے آپ کے جفتِ قدم کو چھوا، اور اس لیے کہ مجھے آپ کے جسم کا لمس نصیب ہوا۔

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• sarvam: all (of it)
• sarvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with tat

• iha: here
• iha: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of place

• saṃprāptam: obtained/attained
• saṃprāptam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa / Bhāva (भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-pra-√āp (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• aṅghri-yugalam: pair of feet
• aṅghri-yugalam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅghri (प्रातिपदिक) + yugala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘aṅghryoḥ yugalam’; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tava: of you; your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Genitive (षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• mat-cūḍāmaṇinā: by my crest-jewel
• mat-cūḍāmaṇinā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (प्रातिपदिक) + cūḍāmaṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘mama cūḍāmaṇiḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• spṛṣṭam: touched
• spṛṣṭam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √spṛś (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies aṅghri-yugalam

• yat: and which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction

• aṅga-sparśam: touch of (your) body
• aṅga-sparśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + sparśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘aṅgasya sparśaḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• āptavān: has obtained/received
• āptavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√āp (धातु) + tavat (तवत्)
• Form: Kṛdanta periphrastic perfect (लिट्-अर्थे तवत्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agentive ‘having obtained’

Speakers

• Same speaker-stream as vv.7–13; expresses completion through reverential contact; v.14 then shifts to Jāḍa’s narration

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Darśana
• Reverence (pāda-vandana)
• Auspicious contact

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse underscores bhakti-coded etiquette: honoring the worthy (touching feet, humility) is portrayed as spiritually efficacious and ‘complete in itself,’ surpassing material acquisitions.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Devotional/ethical narrative element within an episode; not pañcalakṣaṇa.

What is the esoteric significance?

Feet-touching signifies surrender of ego (head lowered). ‘Aṅga-sparśa’ symbolizes transmission: proximity to a higher being reorders one’s inner state, making external boons secondary.