Shloka 2

Adhyaya 63 — The Birth of Svarocis and the Rescue of Manoramā: The Astra-Heart and the Healing of Curses

Sanskrit

कन्दरेषु च रम्येषु निम्नगापुलिनेṣu च ।

मनोज्ञेषु तथान्येषु देशेषु मुदितो द्विज ॥

Transliteration

kandareṣu ca ramyeṣu nimnagā-pulineṣu ca / manojñeṣu tathānyeṣu deśeṣu mudito dvija

Translation

Hỡi brāhmaṇa, chàng cũng vui thích trong những hang động xinh đẹp, trên bờ sông, và ở các miền dễ chịu khác nữa.

Word by Word

• कन्दरेषु: in caves
• कन्दरेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• रम्येषु: in beautiful (places)
• रम्येषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• निम्नगा-पुलिनेṣu: on river-banks
• निम्नगा-पुलिनेṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निम्नगा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुलिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (निम्नगायाः पुलिनानि)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• मनोज्ञेषु: in charming (places)
• मनोज्ञेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• अन्येषु: in other (places)
• अन्येषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• देशेषु: in regions/places
• देशेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• मुदितः: delighted
• मुदितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्यय from मुद्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (qualifying सः)

• द्विज: O twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speakers

• Markandeya narrating; addressing a brāhmaṇa interlocutor (‘dvija’)

Key Themes

• Nature imagery
• Narrative movement
• Prelude to conception

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text normalizes worldly delight within a larger cosmic history; enjoyment is narrated not as an end, but as a link in the chain producing future responsibilities (offspring and lineage).

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Manvantara narrative detail; supportive material for Vaṃśānucarita (life-story sequence leading to birth).

What is the esoteric significance?

Caves and riverbanks can signify ‘hidden impulses’ and ‘flowing vitality’; together they suggest the convergence of latent desire and generative energy.