Shloka 12

Adhyaya 9 — Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra’s Mutual Curse: The Āḍi–Baka Battle and Brahmā’s Pacification

Sanskrit

अन्यजातिसमायोगं गतावप्यamitaujasau ।

यuyudhāte 'तिसंरब्धौ महाबलपराक्रमau ॥

Transliteration

anyajātisamāyogaṃ gatāv apy amitaujasau / yuyudhāte 'tisaṃrabdhau mahābalaparākramau

Translation

Dẫu đã bước vào sự kết hợp với một kiếp sinh/loài khác, hai bậc năng lực vô lượng ấy vẫn giao chiến không ngừng—phẫn nộ tột độ, đầy sức mạnh và dũng lực.

Word by Word

• अन्यजाति-समायोगम्: association with another species
• अन्यजाति-समायोगम्: Karma (कर्म) (goal/state reached)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य + जाति + समायोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (अन्यजात्या समायोगः = association with another species)

• गतौ: having gone
• गतौ: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; “having gone/come to”

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; “even/also”

• अमितौजसौ: of immeasurable vigor (both)
• अमितौजसौ: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (अमितम् ओजः यस्य)

• युयुधाते: they two fought
• युयुधाते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अतिसंरब्धौ: highly enraged (both)
• अतिसंरब्धौ: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति + सं-रब्ध (प्रातिपदिक; from रभ् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समासः (अति + सं-रब्ध) “exceedingly enraged”

• महाबलपराक्रमौ: of great strength and valor (both)
• महाबलपराक्रमौ: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (महद् बलं पराक्रमश्च यस्य) used adjectivally

Speakers

• The Birds (Dharmapakṣīs) narrating

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Saṃskāra and continued enmity
• Rebirth and carryover tendencies
• Anger as bondage
• Karmic continuity

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Unresolved hatred persists across contexts; changing external conditions (even birth) does not end inner patterns. The verse teaches that true liberation requires dissolving saṃskāras, not merely changing circumstances.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Ānucarita with a karmic subtext: narrative used to illustrate continuity of dispositions across births.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Anyajāti’ indicates that identity is fluid, but vāsanā (latent impressions) can be stubborn. The ongoing battle symbolizes the psyche’s repetitive conflict until transformed by insight and restraint.