Shloka 94

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

Sanskrit

फणामणिकृतोद्योतौ व्यक्तस्वस्तिकलक्षणौ ।

विलोक्य तौ सुरूपाङ्गौ विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः ॥

Transliteration

phaṇāmaṇikṛtodyotau vyaktasvastikalakṣaṇau | vilokya tau surūpāṅgau vismayotphullalocanaḥ ||

Translation

Sie strahlten im Glanz der Juwelen auf ihren Hauben und trugen deutlich sichtbare, glückverheißende Svastika-Zeichen. Als er diese beiden wohlgestalteten Jünglinge sah, weiteten sich seine Augen vor Erstaunen.

Word by Word

• फणामणिकृतोद्योतौ: having radiance made by hood-gems
• फणामणिकृतोद्योतौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फणा + मणि + कृत + उद्योत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual; compound describing ‘those two’: ‘फणामणिभिः कृतः उद्योतः यस्य’ (light produced by hood-gems)

• व्यक्तस्वस्तिकलक्षणौ: with clearly visible svastika-marks
• व्यक्तस्वस्तिकलक्षणौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यक्त + स्वस्तिक + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual; ‘व्यक्तं स्वस्तिकलक्षणं यस्य’ (with clear svastika-marks)

• विलोक्य: having seen
• विलोक्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + लोक् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), ‘having looked at’

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Dual

• सुरूपाङ्गौ: beautiful-limbed
• सुरूपाङ्गौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + रूप + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Dual; कर्मधारय: ‘सु-रूपे अङ्गे यस्य’ / ‘सुन्दराङ्गौ’

• विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः: whose eyes were wide with wonder
• विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मय + उत्फुल्ल + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘विस्मयेन उत्फुल्ले लोचने यस्य’ (eyes widened with wonder)

Speakers

• Narrator voice (frame-speaker not identifiable from verses alone)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Auspicious marks (svastika)
• Nāga iconography (hood-jewel radiance)
• Adbhuta (marvel)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Auspicious signs and beauty are presented as indicators of noble nature and divine order; the proper response is reverent wonder rather than fear or hostility toward the unfamiliar.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Ākhyāna with descriptive (varṇana) elements; not a pancalakṣaṇa core category by itself.

What is the esoteric significance?

Hood-jewels symbolize inner luminosity (tejas) emerging from instinctual depths (Nāga/Pātāla). The svastika-mark signifies harmony and well-being even in ‘lower’ realms.