Shloka 41

Adhyaya 74 — King Svarashtra, the Deer-Queen’s Curse, and the Rise of Tamasa Manu

Sanskrit

सोऽपि लोलो महावीर्यः पितृशत्रून् निपात्य वै ।

जित्वा वसुन्धरां कृत्स्नां भविष्यति ततो मनुः ॥

Transliteration

so 'pi lolo mahāvīryaḥ pitṛ-śatrūn nipātya vai / jitvā vasundharāṃ kṛtsnāṃ bhaviṣyati tato manuḥ

Translation

وہ لولو بھی، جو عظیم قوتِ بازو والا ہے، یقیناً اپنے باپ کے دشمنوں کو قتل کرے گا۔ پوری زمین کو فتح کرکے پھر وہ منو بنے گا۔

Speakers

• Prophetic narration within the story; exact speaker not explicit in this single verse

Key Themes

• Royal duty and vengeance
• Conquest and sovereignty
• Transition from kingship to Manu-status
• Providential history