Shloka 6

Adhyaya 65 — Svarocis Enjoys on the Mountain; A Debate on Marital Fidelity and Desire

Sanskrit

ताश्चापि सह तेनेति लेभिरे मुदमुत्तमाम् ।

रममाणाः यथा स्वर्गे तथा तत्र शिलोच्चये ॥

Transliteration

tāś cāpi saha teneti lebhire mudam uttamām | ramamāṇā yathā svarge tathā tatra śiloccaye ||

Translation

那些女子亦因与他同在而得至上欢悦——在那岩石高处嬉游，宛如身处天界。

Word by Word

• ताः: they (those women)
• ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural; pronoun

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, postposition-like indeclinable meaning ‘with’ (सहयोगार्थ)

• तेन: with him
• तेन: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular; pronoun

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyasūcaka (वाक्यसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, quotative particle (इत्यर्थक निपात)

• लेभिरे: they obtained
• लेभिरे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Plural; ātmanepada

• मुदम्: joy
• मुदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mud (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• उत्तमाम्: supreme
• उत्तमाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular; agrees with मुदम्

• रममाणाः: enjoying / sporting
• रममाणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ramamāṇa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ram रम्)
• Form: Present participle (शतृ/शानच्; here शानच् ātmanepada), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; used predicatively for ताः (gender shift by default masculine plural for mixed/collective; context: feminine—understood as रममाणाः/रममाणाः स्त्रियः)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Upamāna-sūcaka (उपमानसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, comparative conjunction (उपमानार्थ)

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular

• तथा: so / likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, correlative adverb (तथार्थक)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• शिलोच्चये: on the rocky height
• शिलोच्चये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śilā-uccaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Compound: शिला + उच्चय (heap/mass); Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speakers

• Narrator within the episode

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Heaven-like sensuality
• Mutual enjoyment
• Narrative setup for ethical discourse

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Pleasure can mimic svarga (heaven) in intensity, but the Purāṇic tendency is to ask whether such joy is rooted in dharma (right relation, loyalty, inner steadiness) or merely sensory excitement.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna (illustrative narrative) used to introduce a dharmic discussion; not a direct sarga/manvantara/genealogy passage.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Heaven on the mountain’ hints at the mind’s capacity to project paradise through contact and imagination; the subsequent dialogue probes the hidden dissatisfaction within such projections.