Shloka 9

Adhyaya 36 — Madalasa’s Final Counsel and the Renunciation of King Ritadhvaja

Sanskrit

जड उवाच इत्युक्त्वा प्रददौ तस्मै सौवर्णं साङ्गुलीयकम् ।

आशिषश्चापि या योग्याः परुषस्य गृहे सतः ॥

Transliteration

jaḍa uvāca ityuktvā pradadau tasmai sauvarṇaṃ sāṅgulīyakam | āśiṣaścāpi yā yogyāḥ paruṣasya gṛhe sataḥ

Translation

جڑ نے کہا—یوں کہہ کر اس نے اسے سونے کی مُدرِکا (انگوٹھی) دی؛ اور وہ جب تک گِرہستھ آشرم میں رہا، پرُش کے لیے جو مناسب برکتیں تھیں وہ بھی اس نے عطا کیں۔

Word by Word

• jaḍaḥ: Jaḍa (the speaker)
• jaḍaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), अर्थ: ‘उक्त्वा’ (having said)

• pradadau: gave
• pradadau: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• sauvarṇam: golden
• sauvarṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sauvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• sa-aṅgulīyakam: (a thing) with a ring / along with the ring
• sa-aṅgulīyakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgulīyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सह-तत्पुरुष (with- compound): ‘अङ्गुलीयकेन सह’/‘साङ्गुलीयक’ (with a ring); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āśiṣaḥ: blessings
• āśiṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (आशिष्), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-कारक (particle: also/even)

• yāḥ: which
• yāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of āśiṣaḥ)

• yogyāḥ: appropriate
• yogyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• paruṣasya: of Paruṣa
• paruṣasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• gṛhe: in the house
• gṛhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• sataḥ: while (he) was (there) / being
• sataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present participle) ‘सत्’ from √as; पुँल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; ‘being/while being’ → ‘while (he) was’

Speakers

• Jaḍa (narrator within the story)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Transmission of counsel
• Blessings (āśīrvāda)
• Householder phase vs. renunciation
• Narrative framing

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even while advocating detachment, the tradition recognizes contextual appropriateness (yogyā āśiṣaḥ): blessings and duties are tailored to one’s station and stage.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Vaṃśānucarita: narrative of royal lineage and conduct, with embedded instruction and ritual-social norms.

What is the esoteric significance?

Gold symbolizes value and incorruptibility; the ‘golden ring’ becomes a portable talisman of discernment (viveka) amid worldly flux.