Shloka 12

Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)

Devanagari script

ततो द्वैतवनं नाम पुण्यं लोकेश्वरो बली/ तदासाद्य सुसंतुष्टो विवेशाभ्यान्तरं ततः

Transliteration

tato dvaitavanaṃ nāma puṇyaṃ lokeśvaro balī/ tadāsādya susaṃtuṣṭo viveśābhyāntaraṃ tataḥ

Translation

پھر طاقتور لوکیشور ‘دویت ون’ نامی مقدس مقام پر پہنچا؛ وہاں پہنچ کر نہایت خوش ہوا اور پھر اس کے اندرونی حصے میں داخل ہوا۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb

• dvaita-vanam: Dvaitavana (a forest)
• dvaita-vanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvaita (प्रातिपदिक) + vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; Karmadhāraya as proper name (dvaitaṃ vanaṃ)

• nāma: named/called
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya used as quotative/name-marker (नाम-प्रयोग)

• puṇyam: holy/meritorious
• puṇyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective qualifying 'vanam'

• loka-īśvaraḥ: lord of the world
• loka-īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: lokasya īśvaraḥ)

• balī: powerful
• balī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; adjective qualifying 'lokeśvaraḥ'

• tat: that (forest)
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Neuter, Accusative, Singular; referring to 'dvaitavanam'

• āsādya: having reached
• āsādya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√sad (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्-कृदन्त), 'having reached/approached'

• su-saṃtuṣṭaḥ: well-pleased/very satisfied
• su-saṃtuṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃtuṣṭa (√tuṣ + kta)
• Form: Past participle (क्त-कृदन्त) with su-; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifying the subject

• viveśa: entered
• viveśa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√viś (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• abhyantaram: the interior/inner part
• abhyantaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhyantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; object of 'viveśa'

• tataḥ: thereupon/then
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb

Speakers

• Not stated in the given excerpt (dialogue frame not confirmable here)

Key Themes

• Sacred geography (tirtha/vanas)
• Pilgrimage
• Merit (puṇya) associated with place

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The narrative links inner satisfaction (susaṃtuṣṭa) with entering sacred space, implying that receptivity and reverence are part of deriving merit from pilgrimage.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is best categorized under Vamśānucarita/Carita with a strong Tīrtha-māhātmya function (place-glorification embedded in narrative).

What is the symbolic significance?

Entering the ‘inner’ forest suggests movement from external pursuit (kīrti) to interiorized sanctity—approaching a locus where dharma and spiritual potency are concentrated.