Shloka 22

Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat

Sanskrit

दिव्याप्सरोगणशतैराकीर्णान्यवलोकयन् ।

नातृप्यत द्विजश्रेष्ठः प्रोद्धूतपुलको मुने ॥

Transliteration

divyāpsarogaṇaśatairākīrṇānyavalokayan /

nātṛpyata dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ prodbhūtapulako mune

Translation

سینکڑوں دیویہ اپسراؤں کے جھنڈوں سے بھرے مقامات کو دیکھ کر، اے مُنی، وہ دِوِج شریشٹھ سیر نہ ہوا؛ اس کے بدن پر رونگٹے کھڑے ہو گئے۔

Word by Word

• दिव्य-अप्सरस्-गण-शतैः: by hundreds of groups of divine apsarases
• दिव्य-अप्सरस्-गण-शतैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक) + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (दिव्यानाम् अप्सरसां गणानां शतैः = by hundreds of groups of divine nymphs)

• आकीर्णानि: filled/crowded
• आकीर्णानि: Karma (कर्म/qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-कीर् (धातु) → आकीर्ण (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन (agreeing with implied objects like सानूनि/स्थलानि)

• अवलोकयन्: observing
• अवलोकयन्: Kriya (क्रिया/participial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-लोक् (धातु) → अवलोकयत् (शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), प्रथमा एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; क्रियाविशेषणभावे (while observing)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• अतृप्यत: was satisfied
• अतृप्यत: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; न + अतृप्यत = ‘was not satisfied’

• द्विज-श्रेष्ठः: the best of the twice-born
• द्विज-श्रेष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानां श्रेष्ठः)

• प्रोद्भूत-पुलकः: with horripilation arisen
• प्रोद्भूत-पुलकः: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-उद्-भू (धातु) → प्रोद्भूत (कृदन्त) + पुलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य पुलकः प्रोद्भूतः सः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrator addressing a sage (mune); exact frame not specified in excerpt

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Aesthetic enchantment
• Temptation/attachment potential
• Wonder (vismaya)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse subtly warns that even a ‘best of brahmins’ can become unsated by sensory marvels; the spiritual task is to convert wonder into discernment rather than craving.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita/narrative psychology—showing the mind’s response to objects—rather than a pancalakṣaṇa structural element.

What is the esoteric significance?

Horripilation (pulaka) marks intense affect; esoterically it can be either sattvic rapture or the stirring of latent desire—an ambiguity the narrative can later resolve through consequence and reflection.