Shloka 53

Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses

Sanskrit

इमां ते तनयां भार्यां प्रयच्छामि प्रतीच्छ ताम् ।

आयुर्वेदश्च सकलस्त्वष्टाङ्गो यो मया ततः ।

मुनेः सकाशात् संप्राप्तस्तं गृहीष्व महामते ॥

Transliteration

imāṃ te tanayāṃ bhāryāṃ prayacchāmi pratīccha tām | āyurvedaś ca sakalas tv aṣṭāṅgo yo mayā tataḥ | muneḥ sakāśāt saṃprāptas taṃ gṛhṇīṣva mahāmate ||

Translation

میں یہ دختر تمہیں زوجہ کے طور پر دیتا ہوں—اسے قبول کرو۔ اور اے عالی ہمت! جو آٹھ انگوں پر مشتمل مکمل آیوروید مجھے ایک مُنی سے حاصل ہوا تھا، اسے بھی قبول کرو۔

Word by Word

• imām: this
• imām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative/Genitive enclitic (4th/6th), Singular; here dative sense

• tanayām: daughter
• tanayām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• bhāryām: wife
• bhāryām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; in apposition to 'tanayām'

• prayacchāmi: I give/bestow
• prayacchāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) with prefix pra-
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• pratīccha: accept
• pratīccha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-√i (इ-धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person, Singular; Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; pronoun referring to tanayā/bhāryā

• āyurvedaḥ: Ayurveda
• āyurvedaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक) + veda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; तत्पुरुष—‘veda concerning life’

• ca: and
• ca: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• sakalaḥ: entire/complete
• sakalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies 'āyurvedaḥ'

• aṣṭāṅgaḥ: eightfold
• aṣṭāṅgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; द्विगु—‘having eight limbs/parts’; qualifies 'āyurvedaḥ'

• yaḥ: which
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; relative pronoun referring to 'āyurvedaḥ'

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• tataḥ: from there/thereafter
• tataḥ: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (तसिल्-अव्यय)

• muneḥ: of/from the sage
• muneḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative/Genitive (5th/6th—पञ्चमी/षष्ठी), Singular; here genitive with 'sakāśāt'

• sakāśāt: from the presence of
• sakāśāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sakāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Postposition-like indeclinable governing genitive; ‘from the presence of’ (सकाशात्)

• saṃprāptaḥ: obtained/received
• saṃprāptaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√āp (आप्-धातु) with prefixes saṃ- + pra- + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifies 'āyurvedaḥ'

• tam: that (it)
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; refers to 'āyurvedaḥ'

• gṛhṇīṣva: take/accept
• gṛhṇīṣva: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person, Singular; Ātmanepada

• mahāmate: O great-minded one
• mahāmate: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular; कर्मधारय—‘great-minded’

Speakers

• The Gandharva (beneficiary of release) to the heroic rescuer/recipient

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Dāna (gift-giving) and reciprocity
• Transmission of sacred/scientific knowledge
• Marriage alliance as social dharma
• Ayurveda tradition (aṣṭāṅga)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Knowledge (vidyā) and rightful social bonds (marriage) are presented as high gifts; dharma frames gratitude not merely as emotion but as concrete benefaction that supports society and wellbeing.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Not pancalakṣaṇa; it is social-ethical narrative and a notice of vidyā-paramparā (lineage of knowledge transmission).

What is the esoteric significance?

Ayurveda here can symbolize the restoration of ‘wholeness’ after a fall into disorder; the ‘eightfold’ completeness points to integrated healing—body, conduct, and right knowledge moving together.