Shloka 49
Narrative of King Pṛthu: Chastising and Milking the Earth
तेनैव वर्तयंत्युग्रा महाकाया महाबलाः । तदाहारास्तदाचारास्तद्वीर्यास्तत्पराक्रमाः
tenaiva vartayaṃtyugrā mahākāyā mahābalāḥ | tadāhārāstadācārāstadvīryāstatparākramāḥ
وہ خوفناک، دیو ہیکل اور طاقتور مخلوق اسی کے سہارے زندہ ہیں؛ ان کی خوراک، ان کا کردار، ان کی طاقت اور ان کی بہادری سب ویسی ہی ہے۔
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Concept: Āhāra-ācāra-vīrya: food, conduct, energy, and prowess align—what one consumes and practices becomes one’s character and power.
Application: Choose nourishing habits deliberately: take prasāda, keep disciplined conduct, and your strength will follow your chosen values; avoid inputs that cultivate harshness.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Colossal Nāgas, mountain-bodied and sinew-strong, stand in a solemn line as if forged from the same essence they consume. Their posture, gaze, and even the rhythm of their coils mirror a single archetype—food, conduct, and power unified into one fierce identity.","primary_figures":["Nāgas","Serpents"],"setting":"A vast cavern-hall like an underground court, with basalt floors and luminous mineral veins tracing patterns like sacred diagrams.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["basalt gray","emerald","amber","copper","deep teal"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: monumental Nāgas with gold leaf highlights on hood patterns, symmetrical court-like arrangement, rich jewel tones, ornate crowns and armlets, stylized mineral-vein background as decorative geometry, traditional framing with floral borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: refined depiction of large-bodied Nāgas with gentle shading, cool palette with amber accents, cavern rendered like a lyrical landscape, subtle emphasis on mirrored gestures and repeated motifs to show 'same food, same conduct, same vigor'.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines and patterned scales, repeated iconographic poses to show uniformity of nature, strong red/yellow/green pigments, decorative borders of coils and lotus rosettes, temple-wall narrative clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: repeating serpent-hood motifs like a textile pattern, floral borders and lotus medallions, deep blue-green ground with gold detailing, rhythmic symmetry conveying 'tad-āhāra tad-ācāra', intricate ornamental style."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["low drone","soft bells","distant water drip","measured silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तेनैव→तेन एव; वर्तयंत्युग्रा→वर्तयन्ति उग्राः; तदाहारास्तदाचारास्तद्वीर्यास्तत्पराक्रमाः→तदाहाराः तदाचाराः तद्वीर्याः तत्पराक्रमाः.
FAQs
It states that certain fierce, powerful beings are sustained by a particular mode of living, and that their diet, conduct, energy, and prowess all correspond to that same source or pattern.
Yes: it implies a linkage between āhāra (what one consumes), ācāra (how one behaves), and resulting vīrya/parākrama (inner power and outward capability).
None are explicitly named in the supplied verse; it focuses on describing the nature and sustenance of certain beings.