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Shloka 10

उच्चैःश्रवसः वर्णविपणः तथा नागशापः

Uccaiḥśravas Color-Wager and the Nāga Curse

अपां पतिरथोवाच ममाप्यंशो भवेत्‌ ततः । सोढास्मि विपुल॑ मर्द मन्दरभ्रमणादिति,तत्पश्चात्‌ देवतालोग उस पर्वतके साथ समुद्रतटपर उपस्थित हुए और समुद्रसे बोले --'हम अमृतके लिये तुम्हारा मन्‍्थन करेंगे।! यह सुनकर जलके स्वामी समुद्रने कहा --“यदि अमृतमें मेरा भी हिस्सा रहे तो मैं मन्दराचलको घुमानेसे जो भारी पीड़ा होगी, उसे सह लूँगा”

śaunaka uvāca | apāṃ patir athovāca mamāpy aṃśo bhavet tataḥ | soḍhāsmi vipulaṃ marda mandara-bhramaṇād iti |

绍那迦说道:于是水之主宰(大海)回答:“那甘露也当分我一份。若能如此,我便愿承受因搅拌与转动曼陀罗山而起的巨大压迫与碾碎般的痛楚。”在叙事中,诸天为求甘露与大海议定条件:唯有在公正分配之下方得合作,彰显即便宇宙大业亦以互惠与公平为本。

अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
पतिःlord
पतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ममof me / my
मम:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अंशःshare/portion
अंशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअंश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवेत्should be
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ततःtherefrom / in that (nectar)
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
सहtogether / along with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
उढाम्borne/carried (as a burden)
उढाम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootवह्
Formkta (past passive participle), Feminine, Accusative, Singular
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
विपुलम्great / immense
विपुलम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविपुल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मर्दम्crushing/pressure (pain)
मर्दम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमर्द
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मन्दरMandara (mountain)
मन्दर:
TypeNoun
Rootमन्दर
FormMasculine, —, —
भ्रमणात्from the turning/whirling
भ्रमणात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रमण
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति

शौनक उवाच

शौनक (Śaunaka)
अपां पतिः / समुद्र (Ocean, Lord of Waters)
देवता (the gods, implied by context)
मन्दराचल (Mount Mandara)
अमृत (amṛta, nectar of immortality)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames cooperation as conditional upon fairness: even a powerful ally (the Ocean) agrees to bear great hardship only when a rightful share is assured. It underscores reciprocity and just distribution as part of dharma in collective undertakings.

The gods approach the Ocean to undertake the churning for amṛta using Mount Mandara. The Ocean consents, stating he will tolerate the immense pressure caused by Mandara’s rotation, provided he receives a portion of the resulting nectar.