Shloka 5

Adhyaya 13 — The Son’s Account of Hell and the Question of Unseen Sin

Sanskrit

तत्राह्लादकरः सद्यः पवनः सुखशीतलः ।

करम्भबालुकाकुम्भमध्यस्थो मे समागतः ॥

Transliteration

tatrāhlādakaraḥ sadyaḥ pavanaḥ sukhaśītalaḥ | karambha-bālukā-kumbha-madhyastho me samāgataḥ

Translation

Ngay tại đó, tức khắc một làn gió dễ chịu—êm dịu và mát lành—thổi đến với ta, khi ta đang đứng giữa những nồi chứa đầy thứ hồ sệt như cháo và cát.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक अव्यय/adverb of place)

• आह्लादकरः: causing delight
• आह्लादकरः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/adjectival to पवनः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आह्लाद-कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुष: आह्लादं करोति इति

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/time adverb)

• पवनः: wind
• पवनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सुखशीतलः: pleasantly cool
• सुखशीतलः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/adjectival to पवनः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-शीतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: सुखं च शीतलश्च (pleasantly cool)

• करम्भबालुकाकुम्भमध्यस्थः: situated in the middle of the karambha-sand-pot
• करम्भबालुकाकुम्भमध्यस्थः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/adjectival to पवनः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: करम्भ-बालुका-कुम्भ-मध्य-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: करम्भबालुकाकुम्भस्य मध्ये स्थितः

• मे: to me / of me
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (enclitic)

• समागतः: has arrived
• समागतः: क्रिया (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘has come/arrived’

Speakers

• Narrative voice (a suffering being recounting experience; exact frame-speaker not specified in input)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Karma
• Naraka (hell) imagery
• Compassion/relief amid suffering

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even within punitive realms, relief can arise through contact with merit, compassion, or a righteous presence—hinting that karma is nuanced, not merely retributive.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily Dharma/Karma narrative instruction (not one of the core five like Sarga/Pratisarga/Vaṃśa/Manvantara/Vaṃśānucarita, but supportive ethical material often embedded within Vaṃśānucarita-style stories).

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘cool breeze’ amid torment symbolizes śītalatā (cooling grace): the pacification of suffering when sattva/puṇya makes contact with a distressed consciousness.