durāśābhūyiṣṭhe duradhipagṛhadvāraghaṭakedurante saṃsāre duritanilaye duḥkhajanake ;madāyāsaṃ kiṃ na vyapanayasi kasyopakṛtayevadeyaṃ prītiścettava śiva kṛtārthāḥkhalu vayam . 19 .
ŚLOKA 19 / 100
At the wrong doorway
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02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHA
A phrase at a time.
Follow the words into meaning. Select a phrase to locate it in the verse above. Read the quarters together for the full sentence.
Sringeri IAST text · source wording and line-break hyphens retained. English glosses follow the connected Sanskrit sense.
Vignanam text · spellings and hyphens retained. English glosses follow the base Sanskrit; variant readings are not separately translated.
| Selected phrase | Meaning in context |
|---|---|
At the doors of unworthy patrons, filled with fruitless hopes. | |
Within a seemingly endless worldly life that shelters wrongdoing and breeds distress. | |
Why do you not remove my weariness? Whom else should I address for help? | |
If your favor is present, O Shiva, we are indeed fulfilled. |
These four study units follow the printed quarters. Sentences and compounds can continue across a line break; read the whole verse for connected meaning. The source wording stays unchanged.
| Selected phrase | Meaning in context |
|---|---|
At the doors of unworthy patrons, filled with fruitless hopes. Key expressions in this quarter: durāśā — futile hope; duradhipa — unworthy ruler; dvāra — door. | |
Within a seemingly endless worldly life that shelters wrongdoing and breeds distress. Key expressions in this quarter: duḥkha — distress. | |
Why do you not remove my weariness? Whom else should I address for help? Key expressions in this quarter: āyāsa — weariness; upakṛti — help. | |
If your favor is present, O Shiva, we are indeed fulfilled. Key expressions in this quarter: prīti — favor or affection; kṛtārtha — fulfilled. |
Selected words and compound parts are shown in IAST. This is a contextual vocabulary study, not an exhaustive grammatical analysis. The source phrase follows your selected script. Locate highlights that unchanged phrase; learning forms are not substituted into the verse.
| Word / source phrase | Meaning in context |
|---|---|
futile hope | |
unworthy ruler | |
door | |
distress | |
weariness | |
help | |
favor or affection | |
fulfilled |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
At the wrong doorway
At the doors of unworthy patrons, filled with fruitless hopes. Within a seemingly endless worldly life that shelters wrongdoing and breeds distress. Why do you not remove my weariness? Whom else should I address for help? If your favor is present, O Shiva, we are indeed fulfilled.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The image of waiting at a powerful person's doorway makes dependence on patronage concrete. The poet turns from that exhausting search to a different source of fulfillment. The plural in the final assurance can include the community of devotees within the speaker's relief.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
At which doorway do I keep waiting for a satisfaction it cannot give?
Read this verse once more, then sit with the question. Notice the particular image or expression that holds your attention. You do not need to force an answer.
Keep a reflection or question ↓06 / THEMES & TATTVA
Connected themes
Editorial lenses; a verse may invite other readings.
Associated Tattva
Devotion as the desired fruit
Waiting at an unworthy ruler’s door gives a concrete shape to fruitless dependence. Shiva’s favour is sought as release from that exhausting pursuit.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
At which doorway do I keep waiting for a satisfaction it cannot give?
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