Shloka 102

Adhyaya 23 — Ashvatara’s Vow for Madalasa and the Bestowal of Musical Science by Sarasvati

Sanskrit

स्वच्छमुक्ताफललताहारिहारोपशोभितम् ।

केयूरिणं महाभागमासने सर्वकाञ्चने ॥

Transliteration

svaccha-muktāphala-latā-hāri-hāra-upaśobhitam | keyūriṇaṃ mahā-bhāgam āsane sarva-kāñcane ||

Translation

كان ناغيندرا بهيًّا متلألئًا، مُزَيَّنًا بأطواقٍ من اللؤلؤ الصافي وبعناقيد من سلاسل اللؤلؤ، لابسًا أساورَ للعضد؛ سيدًا بالغَ السعادة والبركة، جالسًا على عرشٍ مصنوعٍ كلُّه من ذهبٍ خالص.

Word by Word

• svaccha: clear, pure
• svaccha: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svaccha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)

• muktā-phala-latā-hāri-hāra-upaśobhitam: adorned with necklaces/garlands charming like creepers of clear pearl-fruits
• muktā-phala-latā-hāri-hāra-upaśobhitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: muktā (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + latā (प्रातिपदिक) + hārin (प्रातिपदिक) + hāra (प्रातिपदिक) + upaśobhita (कृदन्त; उप-√शुभ्)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); bhūtakṛdanta past participle (क्त) ‘upaśobhita’ = adorned; samāsa: determinative chain qualifying the ornament

• keyūriṇam: wearing armlets
• keyūriṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: keyūrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)

• mahā-bhāgam: very fortunate, illustrious
• mahā-bhāgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2/द्वितीया), Ekavacana (एकवचन); karmadhāraya ‘greatly fortunate’

• āsane: on the seat/throne
• āsane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन); adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)

• sarva-kāñcane: (on a seat) entirely golden
• sarva-kāñcane: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāñcana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन); viśeṣaṇa of āsane; ‘made wholly of gold’

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the ongoing story (frame speaker not explicit in these verses)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Royal splendor
• Courtly description
• Setting the scene for recognition/blessing

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse is primarily descriptive, establishing the dignity and authority of Nāgendra; in Purāṇic narrative, such splendor often signals accrued merit (puṇya) and sets a fitting stage for dharmic instruction and blessing.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

It belongs to Ākhyāna/vaṃśānucarita-style narration (genealogical/royal episode), aligning most closely with Vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita rather than sarga/pratisarga/manvantara.

What is the esoteric significance?

Gold and pearls symbolically mark sattva and purity; the ‘golden seat’ can be read as stable dharma/authority from which right counsel is dispensed.