Shloka 8
Uttaṅka’s Petition for Madayantī’s Divine Earrings (Maṇikuṇḍala) — Agreement, Proof, and Vigilance
Devanagari script
स तद्धाराभिभूतात्मा काष्ठ भारमरिंदम
Transliteration
sa taddhārābhibhūtātmā kāṣṭha-bhāram ariṃdamaḥ | tataḥ kāṣṭhaiḥ saha tadā papāta dharaṇītale ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana nói: Bị gánh nặng ấy đè bẹp và kiệt sức, người khuất phục kẻ thù, vì bị bó củi nặng trĩu chèn ép, đã ngã quỵ xuống đất cùng với đống củi.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्by/with that
तत्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
धाराstream, flow
धारा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootधारा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
अभिभूतात्माone whose self was overwhelmed
अभिभूतात्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअभिभूतात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
काष्ठभारम्the load of wood
काष्ठभारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाष्ठभार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अरिंदमO foe-subduer
अरिंदम:
TypeAdjective
Rootअरिंदम
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
काष्ठैःwith the pieces of wood
काष्ठैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकाष्ठ
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
तदाat that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
पपातfell down
पपात:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular
धरणीतलेon the ground
धरणीतले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधरणीतल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaK
kāṣṭha (firewood)D
dharaṇī (earth/ground)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even the capable can be brought low by hunger and excessive strain; dharmic effort requires discernment about bodily limits, cultivating humility and compassion rather than pride in endurance.
A foe-taming figure, exhausted from carrying a heavy load of firewood, becomes overwhelmed and collapses to the ground along with the wood.