Shloka 49

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

Sanskrit

यन्मयोक्तमवश्यं तद्भावि गन्धर्व ! नान्यथा ।

किन्तु त्वं राक्षसो भूत्वा पुनः स्वं प्राप्स्यसे वपुः ॥

Transliteration

yan mayoktam avaśyaṃ tad bhāvi gandharva! nānyathā | kintu tvaṃ rākṣaso bhūtvā punaḥ svaṃ prāpsyase vapuḥ ||

Translation

“Lời ta đã nói ắt hẳn sẽ thành tựu, hỡi Gandharva—không thể có kết cục nào khác. Tuy vậy, sau khi đã trở thành Rākṣasa, ngươi sẽ lại thu hồi thân thể vốn có của mình.”

Word by Word

• yat: that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd—प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd—तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• uktam: said/spoken
• uktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (कर्मणि भूतकृदन्त/क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; agrees with 'yat'

• avaśyam: certainly/inevitably
• avaśyam: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: avaśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• tat: that (it)
• tat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• bhāvi: will happen / is to be
• bhāvi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; adjective used predicatively

• gandharva: O Gandharva
• gandharva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th—सम्बोधन), Singular

• na: not
• na: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• kintu: but
• kintu: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kintu (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय/विरोध-अव्यय)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun

• rākṣasaḥ: a Rakshasa
• rākṣasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; predicate noun

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable; prior action

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: None (अकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• svam: one's own
• svam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd—द्वितीया), Singular; possessive adjective qualifying 'vapuḥ'

• prāpsyase: you will obtain
• prāpsyase: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु) with prefix pra-
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)

• vapuḥ: body/form
• vapuḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vapus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speakers

• Unspecified speaker addressing a Gandharva (within the chapter’s narrative frame); later narration by Mārkaṇḍeya begins at v.54

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Karma and inevitability of a curse
• Transformation and restoration
• Compassion within punishment

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Speech acts (especially curses/boons) are treated as morally and cosmically binding, yet dharma allows a punitive consequence to be tempered with a path of return—suggesting that even when consequences are fixed, redemption remains possible.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily not pancalakṣaṇa material; it belongs to ākhyāna (narrative exemplum) used to teach dharma/karma rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘Rākṣasa’ state can symbolize a descent into tamas (darkness) caused by afflicted mind, while the promise of regaining one’s true ‘vapuḥ’ indicates the possibility of recovering one’s sattvic identity after purification.