Shloka 41
Devanagari script
मनुर्मनुजशार्दूल तस्मिन् शृद्गे न्यवेशयत् | संयतस्तेन पाशेन मत्स्य: परपुरंजय
Transliteration
manur manujaśārdūla tasmin śṛṅge nyaveśayat | saṁyatastena pāśena matsyaḥ parapuraṁjaya ||
Translation
马尔坎德耶说道：“噢，人中之虎！摩奴将那套索安置在那只角上。那鱼——攻克敌城者——被这绳套紧紧束缚，牢牢受制。”
Word by Word
मनुःManu
मनुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमनु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मनुजशार्दूलO tiger among men
मनुजशार्दूल:
TypeNoun
Rootमनुजशार्दूल
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तस्मिन्in that
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
शृङ्गेon the horn
शृङ्गे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशृङ्ग
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
न्यवेशयत्placed, fixed (caused to be set)
न्यवेशयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअवेशय् (अवेशयति) / विश् (causative)
FormImperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
संयतःbound, restrained
संयतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-यम् (क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेनby that
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
पाशेनwith a noose
पाशेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपाश
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
मत्स्यःthe fish
मत्स्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमत्स्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परपुरंजयO conqueror of enemy cities
परपुरंजय:
TypeNoun
Rootपरपुरंजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
म
मार्कण्डेय (Mārkaṇḍeya)म
मनु (Manu)म
मत्स्य (Matsya, the fish)प
पाश (noose/rope)श
शृङ्ग (horn)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even overwhelming forces can be managed through disciplined, lawful action: Manu acts with foresight and restraint, securing the powerful fish properly, reflecting responsible leadership and adherence to right method (dharma) in a crisis.
In Mārkaṇḍeya’s account of the flood episode, Manu fastens the fish with a rope and sets it onto a horn-like support, ensuring it is held securely—preparing for the larger task of survival and guidance through impending danger.