Shloka 12

Adhyaya 77 — Sanjna’s Withdrawal from Surya: The Birth of Yama and Yamuna, and the Emergence of Chhaya

Sanskrit

ताञ्चोवाच त्वया वेष्मन्यत्र भानोः यथा मया ।

तथा सम्यगपत्येषु वर्तितव्यं यथा रवौ ॥

Transliteration

tāñcovāca tvayā veśmanyatra bhānoryathā mayā / tathā samyagapatyeṣu vartitavyaṃ yathā ravau

Translation

并对她说道：“在婆奴（Bhānu，太阳）之家，你须一如我之所行而行：对诸子当端正抚育；对罗毗亦当如是恭谨相待。”

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/पर्फेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रितीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वेश्मनि: in the house
• वेश्मनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक/स्थानवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• भानोः: of the Sun
• भानोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as, just as)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रितीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तथा: so, likewise
• तथा: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूपेण (so, in that manner)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (properly)

• अपत्येषु: among/with the children
• अपत्येषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन

• वर्तितव्यम्: must be conducted/should behave
• वर्तितव्यम्: Vidhi (विधि/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligation), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थे ‘it should be behaved/one must behave’

• यथा: as
• यथा: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक

• रवौ: in/with the Sun (i.e., toward the Sun)
• रवौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

Speakers

• Saṃjñā instructing Chāyā (within Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration)

Verse Rasa

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Primary Deities

• Saṃjñā
• Chāyā
• Sūrya (Bhānu/Ravi)

Key Themes

• Household dharma
• Role substitution
• Care of children
• Proper conduct (ācāra)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse emphasizes ācāra (proper conduct) in the household: care for children and fidelity to household order are central, even when mediated through a substitute arrangement.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Though embedded in Vaṃśānucarita, it also touches dharma/ācāra instruction—typical of Purāṇas weaving normativity into narrative.

What is the esoteric significance?

Chāyā functioning ‘as Saṃjñā’ suggests the psyche’s constructed persona maintaining social order while the deeper self withdraws to heal—raising questions of authenticity and consequence.