Shloka 9

Adhyaya 64 — Kalavati (Vibhavari) Offers Herself and the Padmini Vidya to Svarocisha

Sanskrit

ततः कलाभिः सोमस्य वर्धन्तीभिरहः क्षये । आप्याय्यमानाहरहो वृद्धिं यातास्मि सत्तम ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ kalābhiḥ somasya vardhantībhir ahaḥ-kṣaye | āpyāyyamānā ahar-aho vṛddhiṃ yātāsmi sattama ||

Translation

তখন সোম (চন্দ্র)-এর কলা প্রতিদিন বৃদ্ধি পেতে লাগল; আমিও প্রতিদিন পুষ্ট হয়ে বৃদ্ধি পেলাম, হে পুণ্যবানদের শ্রেষ্ঠ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) of sequence: 'thereupon/then'

• कलाभिः: by the digits/phases
• कलाभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• सोमस्य: of the Moon
• सोमस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• वर्धन्तीभिः: increasing/growing
• वर्धन्तीभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vṛdh (धातु) + śatṛ/śānac?; here present active participle 'vardhantī' (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Present active participle (वर्तमान कृदन्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifying 'kalābhiḥ'

• अहः: the day
• अहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahar (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• क्षये: at the waning/decline
• क्षये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• आप्याय्यमाना: being nourished/increasing
• आप्याय्यमाना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pyā (धातु) with upasarga ā-; passive present participle (कृदन्त) 'āpyāyyamāna' (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Present passive participle (वर्तमान कर्मणि कृदन्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); agreeing with implied 'aham' (speaker)

• अहर्-अहः: day by day
• अहर्-अहः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ahar + ahar (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) compound used adverbially; meaning 'day by day' (क्रियाविशेषण)

• वृद्धिम्: growth/increase
• वृद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• याता: (having) attained/reached
• याता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त) 'yāta' (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त/क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); with 'asmi' forms periphrastic perfect-like sense 'have reached'

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• सत्तम: O best of beings
• सत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat + tama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); superlative संबोधन

Speakers

• Second maiden speaking (addressing a virtuous listener within the frame)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Soma (Moon)

Key Themes

• Time and maturation
• Nature imagery
• Providence

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Life persists through gradual nourishment and time; the Purāṇic worldview often emphasizes slow karmic unfolding rather than sudden transformation.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Not a core pancalakṣaṇa item; it supports Vamśānucarita by describing development and survival within the biographical arc.

What is the esoteric significance?

Lunar waxing is a classic symbol for increasing prāṇa/ojas and the building of embodied capacity; the maiden’s growth parallels the waxing of inner power before destiny’s next turn.