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Shloka 25

अगस्त्यस्य वित्तयाचनं तथा इल्वलोपभिक्षणनिर्णयः

Agastya’s request for wealth and the decision to seek resources from Ilvala

ववृधे सा महाराज बिश्रती रूपमुत्तमम्‌ । अप्स्विवोत्पलिनी शीघ्रमग्नेरिव शिखा शुभा,महाराज! उत्तम रूप धारण करनेवाली वह राजकुमारी जलमें कमलिनी तथा यज्ञवेदीपर प्रज्वलित शुभ्र अग्निशिखाकी भाँति शीघ्रतापूर्वक बढ़ने लगी

vavṛdhe sā mahārāja viśratī rūpam uttamam | apsv ivotpalinī śīghram agner iva śikhā śubhā ||

قال لوماشا: «أيها الملك، إن تلك الأميرة، المتلألئة ذات الجمال الأسمى، أخذت تنمو سريعًا؛ ككرمةِ اللوتس تمتدّ فوق المياه، وكلهيبٍ مبارك يرتفع على مذبح القربان».

ववृधेgrew, increased
ववृधे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवृध्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada
साshe
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
बिभ्रतीbearing, possessing
बिभ्रती:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभृ
FormPresent active participle (Śatṛ), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
रूपम्form, beauty
रूपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उत्तमम्excellent, best
उत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
उत्पलिनीa lotus-pond / lotus-bed
उत्पलिनी:
TypeNoun
Rootउत्पलिनी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
शीघ्रम्quickly
शीघ्रम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशीघ्र
अग्नेःof fire
अग्नेः:
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
शिखाflame, crest
शिखा:
TypeNoun
Rootशिखा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
शुभाauspicious, bright
शुभा:
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular

लोगश उवाच

L
Lomaśa
M
Mahārāja (the king addressed, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira in context)
T
the princess (unnamed in this verse)
L
lotus (utpala/utpalinī)
W
water (apsu)
F
fire/flame (agni/śikhā)
S
sacrificial altar (yajñavedī, implied)

Educational Q&A

The verse presents flourishing beauty as a sign of auspicious, orderly development—like lotus growth in water and the sacred fire on an altar—suggesting that rightful care, purity, and dharmic surroundings enable a person to mature swiftly and well.

Lomaśa describes to the king how a princess rapidly grows in radiance and excellent beauty, using two vivid comparisons: a lotus spreading on water and a bright sacrificial flame rising on the altar.