Shloka 64

Vision of Nandana Grove: The Glory of the Wish-Fulfilling Tree and the Birth of Aśokasundarī

Devanagari script

रत्नज्योतिः समाकारा नखाः पादाग्रसंभवाः । यथोद्दिष्टं च शास्त्रेषु तथा चांगेषु दृश्यते

Transliteration

ratnajyotiḥ samākārā nakhāḥ pādāgrasaṃbhavāḥ | yathoddiṣṭaṃ ca śāstreṣu tathā cāṃgeṣu dṛśyate

Translation

Die Nägel, die an den Spitzen der Füße hervorkommen, trugen den Glanz von Edelsteinen; und wie es in den Śāstras beschrieben ist, so zeigte es sich an ihren Gliedern.

Word by Word

• रत्न-ज्योतिः: gem-like radiance
• रत्न-ज्योतिः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘समाकारा’ (ज्योतिः-शब्दः स्त्रीलिङ्गः)

• सम-आकारा: of even/regular shape
• सम-आकारा: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक) + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (समः आकारः यस्याः)

• नखाः: nails
• नखाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• पाद-अग्र-संभवाः: arising from the toe-tips
• पाद-अग्र-संभवाः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पादाग्रात् संभवाः = arising from the tips of the feet/toes)

• यथा-उद्दिष्टम्: as stated
• यथा-उद्दिष्टम्: Adverbial (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + उद्दिष्ट (कृदन्त; उद्+दिश् धातु, क्त)
• Form: यथा—अव्यय (as); उद्दिष्टम्—नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अव्ययभावे प्रयोगः (as stated)

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• शास्त्रेषु: in the treatises
• शास्त्रेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• तथा: so/accordingly
• तथा: Adverbial (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (so/just so)

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• अंगेषु: in the limbs
• अंगेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Action/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial description within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa; commonly framed in the Bhīṣma–Pulastya dialogue in this khaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ratnajyotiḥ=ratna+jyotiḥ; pādāgrasaṃbhavāḥ=pāda+agra+saṃbhavāḥ; yathoddiṣṭaṃ=yathā+uddiṣṭam; cāṃgeṣu=ca+aṃgeṣu.

FAQs

What is the verse describing in practical terms?

It describes a physical feature: nails at the ends of the feet (and by extension bodily limbs) appearing bright like gems, aligning observed traits with scriptural descriptions.

Why does the verse emphasize agreement with the śāstras?

It frames the described bodily characteristic as authoritative and validated—what is taught in śāstra is said to be verifiable in actual embodied observation.

Is any deity or sacred place referenced in this shloka?

No. This verse is focused on descriptive lakṣaṇa/anatomical imagery and does not explicitly mention deities, tīrthas, or named figures.