Shloka 8

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

Sanskrit

ववृधे च महाभागो वयसाऽनुदिनं तथा ।

गुणौघैश्च यथा बालः कलाभिः शशिलाञ्छनः ॥

Transliteration

vavṛdhe ca mahābhāgo vayasā 'nudinaṃ tathā / guṇaughaiś ca yathā bālaḥ kalābhiḥ śaśalāñchanaḥ

Translation

Đấng hữu phúc ấy lớn lên từng ngày về tuổi tác và trong dòng thác các đức hạnh—như vầng trăng (mang dấu thỏ) tăng trưởng theo từng phần (từng pha).

Word by Word

• ववृधे: grew
• ववृधे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛdh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• महा-भागः: very fortunate
• महा-भागः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय — 'greatly fortunate'

• वयसाऽनुदिनम्: by age, day by day
• वयसाऽनुदिनम्: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vayas (प्रातिपदिक) + anudinam (अव्यय)
• Form: वयसा: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental: 'by age'); अनुदिनम्: अव्यय (adverb)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (manner adverb) — 'thus/likewise'

• गुण-ओघैः: with an abundance of virtues
• गुण-ओघैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (ogha), तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (guṇānām oghaḥ) — 'streams/abundance of qualities'

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

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (comparative) — 'as'

• बालः: a boy
• बालः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कलाभिः: with phases (digits)
• कलाभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शशि-लाञ्छनः: the moon
• शशि-लाञ्छनः: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśin (प्रातिपदिक) + lāñchana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि — 'he whose mark is the hare' = the moon

Speakers

• Markandeya narrating

Primary Deities

• Candra (as imagery: śaśalāñchana)

Key Themes

• Virtue development
• Auspicious growth imagery
• Biographical progression

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The ideal of maturation is not mere aging but accretion of guṇas (virtues); the moon-phase simile implies gradual, measurable increase—ethical excellence is cultivated stepwise.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Vaṃśānucarita: continued life-description of a notable person within the manvantara’s historical canvas.

What is the esoteric significance?

Moonlike waxing suggests the mind’s refinement and the steady increase of sattva; virtues ‘accumulate’ as kalās, hinting at inner completeness reached through stages.