Shloka 10

Jaratkāru’s Marital Compact and Departure (जरत्कारु–जरत्कारुणी संवादः)

Devanagari script

अड्कुरं कृतवांस्तत्र ततः पर्णद्वयान्वितम्‌ । पलाशिनं शाखिनं च तथा विटपिनं पुन:,पहले उन्होंने उसमेंसे अंकुर निकाला, फिर उसे दो पत्तेका कर दिया। इसी प्रकार क्रमश: पल्‍लव, शाखा और प्रशाखाओंसे युक्त उस महान्‌ वृक्षको पुनः पूर्ववत्‌ खड़ा कर दिया

Transliteration

aṅkuraṃ kṛtavāṃs tatra tataḥ parṇadvayānvitam | palāśinaṃ śākhinaṃ ca tathā viṭapinaṃ punaḥ ||

Translation

Kāśyapa nói: “Tại đó, ngài khiến một mầm non mới nhú lên; rồi ban cho nó đôi lá. Theo trật tự tuần tự, ngài lại phục hồi nó—trước là lộc biếc, rồi cành nhánh, rồi những nhánh tỏa rộng—cho đến khi cây lớn đứng vững như thuở ban đầu.”

Word by Word

अङ्कुरम्a sprout

कृतवान्having made / having produced

तत्रthere

ततःthen / thereafter

पर्ण-द्वय-अन्वितम्endowed with two leaves

पलाशिनम्having young leaves/shoots

शाखिनम्having branches

चand

तथाlikewise / in the same way

विटपिनम्having twigs/branchlets

पुनःagain

Speaker

काश्यप उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kaśyapa

sprout (aṅkura)

two leaves (parṇadvaya)

tree (implied by palāśin/śākhin/viṭapin)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined, step-by-step restoration: power (tapas/skill) is shown not as chaos but as ordered creation, implying that true mastery aligns with natural sequence and restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kaśyapa describes a marvel in which a tree is re-established progressively—first a sprout appears, then two leaves, then fuller foliage, branches, and spreading offshoots—until it stands restored as before.