Shloka 11

The Examination of Pearls and Padmarāga (Ruby): Origins, Marks, Defects, and Valuation

Devanagari script

चकोरपुंस्कोकिलसारसानां नेत्रावभासश्च भवन्ति केचित् / अन्ये पुनः सन्ति च पुष्पितानां तुल्यत्विषा कोकनदोत्तमानाम्

Transliteration

cakorapuṃskokilasārasānāṃ netrāvabhāsaśca bhavanti kecit / anye punaḥ santi ca puṣpitānāṃ tulyatviṣā kokanadottamānām

Translation

تتألّق بعضُ العيون بلمعانِ ذكرِ طائرِ التشاكورا، وبريقِ الكوكِيلا والكُرْكِي؛ وأخرى من جديدٍ تماثل—في إشراقٍ متساوٍ—أفخرَ اللوتسِ الأحمر (كوكاندا) حين يزهر.

Word by Word

• चकोर: of the cakora birds
• चकोर: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चकोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• पुंस्: of the males
• पुंस्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• कोकिल: of the cuckoos
• कोकिल: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोकिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• सारस: of the cranes
• सारस: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• नेत्र: eye
• नेत्र: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• अवभासः: luster/shine
• अवभासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• भवन्ति: are/become
• भवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पुनः: again/also
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सन्ति: exist/are
• सन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• पुष्पितानाम्: of the blossoming (ones)
• पुष्पितानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्पित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पुष्प्/पुष्प् + क्त)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of those that are blossomed)

• तुल्य: equal
• तुल्य: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• त्विषा: by luster
• त्विषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्विष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कोकनद: of the kokanada lotuses
• कोकनद: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोकनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• उत्तमानाम्: of the best
• उत्तमानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.70 (gem/beauty-description sequence; lotus/bird similes recur in adjacent verses)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of lotus and bird imagery in the Garuda Purana?

This verse uses familiar sacred imagery—birds known for distinctive beauty and the red lotus—to convey refined radiance and auspiciousness in a descriptive passage.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey or afterlife mechanics; rather, it contributes to a descriptive/poetic portrayal within the chapter’s narrative flow.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to value inner clarity and auspicious qualities (tejas, purity) over mere outward appearance—cultivated through disciplined, ethical living.