Shloka 37

Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship

Sanskrit

सोऽहं तपः करिष्यामि त्वया यो ह्यस्य भूपतेः ।

विशालग्रामतः पुत्रश्चैत्र आनीयतामिह ॥

Transliteration

so 'haṃ tapaḥ kariṣyāmi tvayā yo hyasya bhūpateḥ / viśālagrāmataḥ putraścaitra ānīyatāmiha

Translation

“因此我将修行苦行（tapas）。请你们把这位国王之子——凯特罗（Caitra）——从毗舍罗伽罗摩（Viśālagrāma）带到这里来。”

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: First-person pronoun; Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• tapaḥ: austerity, penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• kariṣyāmi: I will do
• kariṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लुट्) Future, Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Uttama-puruṣa (उत्तमपुरुष) 1st person, Singular (एकवचन)

• tvayā: by you / with you
• tvayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Second-person pronoun; Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) expressing emphasis/indeed

• asya: of him / of this
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• bhūpateḥ: of the king
• bhūpateḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• viśālagrāmataḥ: from Viśālagrāma (the large village)
• viśālagrāmataḥ: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśāla-grāma (प्रातिपदिक; components: viśāla + grāma)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन)

• putraḥ: the son
• putraḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• caitraḥ: Caitra
• caitraḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); proper name

• ānīyatām: let (him) be brought
• ānīyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-nī (आ + नी धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्) Imperative, Passive (कर्मणि प्रयोग), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष) 3rd person, Singular (एकवचन)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

Speakers

• Ānanda addressing the king (within Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Tapas (austerity) as means
• Renunciation from household entanglement
• Narrative turning-point

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Detachment is not merely verbal; it is sealed by a concrete turn toward tapas. The instruction to install the rightful son also preserves social order (rājadharma) while the speaker withdraws.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Narrative (vaṃśānucarita-adjacent) concerning royal succession, used as a vehicle for dharma and vairāgya teaching.

What is the esoteric significance?

Handing over the ‘king’s son’ before going to the forest symbolizes transferring worldly responsibility back to the world, freeing the aspirant for inner sovereignty through tapas.