Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 30

Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī

Devanagari script

ततो मृगयाव्याक्षेपाद् एकाकी विजनं वनम् वैभ्राजं स जगामाथ अथोन्मादनमभ्ययात्

Transliteration

tato mṛgayāvyākṣepād ekākī vijanaṃ vanam vaibhrājaṃ sa jagāmātha athonmādanamabhyayāt

Translation

پھر شکار کی مشغولیت کے باعث وہ اکیلا ‘ویبھراج’ نامی سنسان جنگل میں چلا گیا؛ اس کے بعد وہ جنون/وہم کی حالت کو پہنچ گیا۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल/Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; ततो (then/thereafter)

• mṛgayā-vyākṣepāt: from distraction caused by hunting
• mṛgayā-vyākṣepāt: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛgayā + vyākṣepa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (mṛgayāyāḥ vyākṣepaḥ = distraction due to hunting)

• ekākī: alone
• ekākī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekākin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (saḥ)

• vijanam: deserted / lonely
• vijanam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vijana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (vanam)

• vanam: forest
• vanam: Karma (कर्म/Goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vaibhrājam: Vaibhrāja (named/pertaining to Vaibhrāja)
• vaibhrājam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaibhrāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (vanam)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• atha: then
• atha: Kāla (काल/Sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/thereupon)

• atha: then
• atha: Kāla (काल/Sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

• unmādanam: madness / delirium
• unmādanam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: unmādana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• abhyayāt: approached / came upon (him)
• abhyayāt: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√yā (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: अभि

Speakers

• Not explicit in the provided excerpt (likely within Pulastya → Nārada narration)

Key Themes

• Consequences of distraction (vyākṣepa)
• Solitude and psychological/spiritual peril
• Forest as liminal testing ground

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse critiques vyākṣepa—being pulled by impulsive pursuits (here, hunting)—as a cause of isolation and inner imbalance; dharmic life requires steadiness of mind and restraint of sensory drives.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita / carita: a narrative segment describing a prince’s actions and resultant condition, rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Hunting’ functions as a symbol for outward-projected desire; entering the ‘vijana vana’ signifies entry into the unpeopled interior of one’s own mind, where unmastered impulses can culminate in unmāda (confusion/delusion).