Shloka 8
Pṛthu’s Earth-Milking, the Etymology of ‘Pṛthivī,’ and the Vaivasvata (Solar) Genealogy
शरीरे मातुरंशेन कृष्णांजनसमप्रभाः । पितुरंशस्य संगेन धार्मिको धर्मकारकः
śarīre māturaṃśena kṛṣṇāṃjanasamaprabhāḥ | pituraṃśasya saṃgena dhārmiko dharmakārakaḥ
মাতৃঅংশে তার দেহে কৃষ্ণাঞ্জনের ন্যায় গাঢ় দীপ্তি; আর পিতৃঅংশের সংযোগে সে ধার্মিক—ধর্ম প্রতিষ্ঠাকারী।
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa Adhyaya 8; speaker not identifiable from the single verse alone)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: मातुः + अंशेन → मातुरंशेन; कृष्ण + अञ्जन + सम + प्रभाः → कृष्णाञ्जनसमप्रभाः; पितुः + अंशस्य → पितुरंशस्य.
FAQs
It links inherited qualities to ethical outcomes: physical traits are attributed to the mother’s share, while righteousness and dharma-oriented conduct are attributed to the father’s share.
It describes a deep dark lustre—“like black collyrium (añjana)”—a poetic way to indicate a dark, radiant complexion.
The verse highlights dharma as a defining virtue: beyond bodily features, the ideal person is characterized by being dhārmika (righteous) and dharmakāraka (one who promotes dharma).