Shloka 50

Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa-prasaṅgaḥ — Genealogy of the Ikṣvāku Line and Exempla of Royal Dharma

Devanagari script

अधर्मसंगिनं तं तु राजा त्रय्यारुणिस्त्यजन् । अपध्वंसेति बहुशोऽवदत्क्रोधसमन्वितः

Transliteration

adharmasaṃginaṃ taṃ tu rājā trayyāruṇistyajan | apadhvaṃseti bahuśo'vadatkrodhasamanvitaḥ

Translation

جو شخص اَدھرم کا ساتھی تھا، اسے چھوڑ کر راجا تریّیارُنی غصّے سے بھر کر بار بار پکارا: “ہلاک ہو! دور ہو جا!”

Word by Word

• अधर्मसंगिनम्: one associated with unrighteousness
• अधर्मसंगिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधर्म-संगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Accusative, Singular; adjectival)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/समुच्चयार्थ-भेदक (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• त्रय्यारुणिः: Trayyāruṇi
• त्रय्यारुणिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रय्य-आरुणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; proper name)

• त्यजन्: abandoning/renouncing
• त्यजन्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमा, पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-भावे (present active participle; nominative masc. sg.; ‘while abandoning’)

• अपध्वंस: ‘perish!’ / ‘be destroyed!’
• अपध्वंस: Vacana/Quoted speech (उक्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप-ध्वंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; इति-उक्तिः (quoted form with इति; used as an utterance)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative particle)

• बहुशः: many times
• बहुशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अवदत्: said/spoke
• अवदत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतन-भूत), परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन (Imperfect/Past, 3rd person singular, active)

• क्रोधसमन्वितः: endowed with anger
• क्रोधसमन्वितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध-समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; adjectival)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: apadhvaṃseti

Characters & Entities

• King Trayyāruṇi

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse highlights that association with adharma is itself a form of bondage (pāśa). Rejecting such company is presented as a necessary step toward inner purification and fitness for Shiva-oriented dharma.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is repeatedly linked with purity of conduct and intent. Casting off adharma supports stable devotion to Saguna Shiva and prepares the seeker for Shiva’s grace that loosens bondage.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is ethical self-discipline (yama-like restraint) alongside Shiva practices—daily japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and maintaining sāttvika company—so devotion is not undermined by adharma.