Shloka 2

Adhyaya 2 — The Wise Birds

Sanskrit

तस्याप्यासीद् सुतः शूरः सुपार्श्वो वायुविक्रमः ।

सुपार्श्वतनयः कुन्तिः कुन्तिपुत्रः प्रलोलुपः ॥

Transliteration

tasyāpyāsīt sutaḥ śūraḥ supārśvo vāyuvikramaḥ /

supārśvatanayaḥ kuntiḥ kuntiputraḥ pralolupaḥ

Translation

而他亦有一子——英勇之士——名为苏帕尔湿瓦（Supārśva），其威力如风。由苏帕尔湿瓦生昆蒂（Kuntī）；昆蒂之子为普罗罗卢帕（Pralolupa）。

Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अपि) = also/even

• āsīt: there was
• āsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ (imperfect/लङ्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• sutaḥ: a son
• sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular

• śūraḥ: valiant
• śūraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular; adjective to sutaḥ

• supārśvaḥ: Supārśva
• supārśvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: supārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular

• vāyu-vikramaḥ: wind-like in prowess
• vāyu-vikramaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक) + vikrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: ‘having the prowess of wind’; Masculine, Nominative Singular; epithet of Supārśva

• supārśva-tanayaḥ: Supārśva’s son
• supārśva-tanayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: supārśva (प्रातिपदिक) + tanaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: ‘son of Supārśva’; Masculine, Nominative Singular

• kuntiḥ: Kunti
• kuntiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kunti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular (name)

• kunti-putraḥ: Kunti’s son
• kunti-putraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kunti (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: ‘son of Kunti’; Masculine, Nominative Singular

• pralolupaḥ: very greedy / eager
• pralolupaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pralolupa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular; epithet

Speakers

• Purāṇic narrator (continuing genealogical account; not within Devi Mahatmyam frame)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Genealogy
• Royal/Dynastic succession
• Purāṇic chronography (lineage markers)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse functions primarily as a lineage-link: Purāṇas preserve dharma through continuity—remembering predecessors and successors. The epithet “vāyuvikrama” also encodes an ideal of kṣatriya excellence (swift, forceful valor), signaling the virtues expected of rulers within the tradition.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

This is chiefly within Vaṁśa (genealogies of kings/sages) and supports Manvantara-style historical ordering indirectly by anchoring persons within a succession chain.

What is the esoteric significance?

Names and epithets act as ‘compressed descriptors’: “wind-like prowess” suggests prāṇa-like dynamism—rule and agency moving swiftly through time—while the unbroken father–son sequence symbolizes transmission (śruti/smṛti-style continuity) rather than an isolated heroic episode.