Shloka 85

Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati

Sanskrit

मत्प्रसादपरौ प्रीत्या शापितौ हृदयेन मे ।

ततः स्नेहार्द्रवदनौ तावुभौ नागनन्दनौ ॥

Transliteration

matprasādaparau prītyā śāpitau hṛdayena me / tataḥ snehārdravadanau tāv ubhau nāganandanau

Translation

“Dẫu họ tận tâm cầu làm đẹp lòng ta, nhưng vì tình thương, từ đáy lòng ta đã nguyền rủa họ. Bấy giờ, hai vị Nāga vương tử, gương mặt dịu lại bởi lòng âu yếm, (liền đáp lời).”

Word by Word

• matprasādaparau: devoted to my grace
• matprasādaparau: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mat + prasāda + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी) ‘devoted to my favor/grace’; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Dual; qualifying (tāv ubhau)

• prītyā: with affection
• prītyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• śāpitau: cursed
• śāpitau: Karta (कर्ता/subject attribute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śap (धातु) + ta (कृत्)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त); Masculine, Nominative, Dual; ‘cursed’

• hṛdayena: with (my) heart
• hṛdayena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• me: my/of me
• me: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th) or Dative (4th), Singular; enclitic

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (ततः = ‘thereupon/then’)

• snehārdravadanau: with faces softened by affection
• snehārdravadanau: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sneha + ārdra + vadana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: ‘faces moist/soft with affection’; Masculine, Nominative, Dual; qualifying tāv ubhau

• tāv: those two
• tāv: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Dual

• ubhau: both
• ubhau: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual; appositional to tāv

• nāganandanau: the two sons of the Nāga
• nāganandanau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga + nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी) ‘sons of the Nāga’; Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speakers

• Narrator describing the Nāga princes’ state; curse motif present

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Consequences of speech (śāpa)
• Affection vs anger
• Repentance/softening

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even affectionate relationships can produce harmful speech (śāpa) when mixed with pride/possessiveness. The narrative immediately counterbalances it with snehārdra (tenderness), indicating dharma is restored through remorse and gentle reply.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Didactic narrative within Vamśānucarita; illustrates karmic potency of words rather than cosmology.

What is the esoteric significance?

A curse ‘from the heart’ signals that subtle intention (bhāva) empowers speech; transformation begins when the heart softens, dissolving the ‘hard knot’ behind conflict.