Shloka 93

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

Sanskrit

ततश्चाकृष्य पातालं ताभ्यां नीतो नृपात्मजः ।

पाताले ददृशे चोभौ स पन्नगकुमारकौ ॥

Transliteration

tataś cākṛṣya pātālaṃ tābhyāṃ nīto nṛpātmajaḥ | pātāle dadṛśe cobhau sa pannagakumārakau ||

Translation

Sau đó, kéo chàng xuống Patala (Hạ giới), hai người dẫn hoàng tử đi. Tại Patala, chàng nhìn thấy hai người họ chính là những hoàng tử Naga trẻ tuổi.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla/Sequence (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• आकृष्य: having dragged
• आकृष्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + कृष् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having dragged/pulled’

• पातालम्: to the netherworld
• पातालम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• ताभ्याम्: by those two
• ताभ्याम्: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dual, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया)

• नीतः: was led
• नीतः: Karma (कर्म) as grammatical subject in passive
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; passive sense

• नृपात्मजः: the king’s son
• नृपात्मजः: Karta (कर्ता) (passive subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘नृपस्य आत्मजः’

• पाताले: in the netherworld
• पाताले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• ददृशे: saw
• ददृशे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Ātmanepada

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Dual

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• पन्नगकुमारकौ: the two young serpent-princes
• पन्नगकुमारकौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नग + कुमारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Dual; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भाव: ‘पन्नगानां कुमारकौ’ (two young serpent-princes)

Speakers

• Narrator voice (frame-speaker not identifiable from verses alone)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Otherworld descent
• Nāga society
• Marvel and discovery

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Guidance by non-human beings suggests that access to hidden knowledge/realms often requires trustworthy intermediaries; it also underscores hospitality and alliance across worlds.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna (narrative). If embedded in a royal lineage story, it can support vaṃśānucarita indirectly, but the verse itself is episodic.

What is the esoteric significance?

Being ‘drawn down’ can represent inward descent into subconscious layers; Nāga youths function as guardians of subterranean (hidden) wisdom and vitality.