Vamana Purana — Kurukshetra & Prithudaka Tirtha, Shloka 32

Kurukshetra, Pṛthūdaka Tīrtha, and the Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa with Tapatī

Devanagari script

स वनन्तं च ददृशे फुल्लकोकनदावृतम् कह्लारपद्मकुमुदैः कमलेन्दीवरैरपि

Transliteration

sa vanantaṃ ca dadṛśe phullakokanadāvṛtam kahlārapadmakumudaiḥ kamalendīvarairapi

Translation

Er erblickte das Innere des Waldes, bedeckt von blühenden roten Lotos, und zudem erfüllt von kahllāra, weißen Lotos, Wasserlilien, kumuda, Lotos und blauen Lotos.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vanantam: the forest-end; edge of the forest
• vanantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vanānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (वनस्य अन्तः/अन्तम्); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• dadṛśe: saw
• dadṛśe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• phulla-kokanada-āvṛtam: covered with blooming red lotuses (kokanada)
• phulla-kokanada-āvṛtam: Viśeṣaṇa of Karma (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phulla (प्रातिपदिक) + kokanada (प्रातिपदिक) + ā-vṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (फुल्लकोकनदैः आवृतम्); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (vanantam)

• kahlāra-padma-kumudaiḥ: with kahlāra-lilies, lotuses, and kumuda water-lilies
• kahlāra-padma-kumudaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण) — instrument/means (with which covered)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kahlāra (प्रातिपदिक) + padma (प्रातिपदिक) + kumuda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्वन्द्व (कह्लार + पद्म + कुमुद); तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• kamala-indīvaraiḥ: with lotuses and blue lotuses (indīvara)
• kamala-indīvaraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक) + indīvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: द्वन्द्व (कमल + इन्दीवर); तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपि-कार (also/even)

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the Purāṇic frame (commonly Pulastya → Nārada
• but not explicit in the given verses)

Key Themes

• Sacred geography (aesthetic landscape)
• Kāvya-style nature description
• Prelude to erotic/psychological turn (kāma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse sets a sensory, alluring environment that can elevate the mind toward beauty, but it also foreshadows how sense-objects may become triggers for attachment when not governed by self-restraint.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

It belongs to Vamśānucarita/Carita-type narration (episodes within dynastic/royal storytelling), not to sarga/pratisarga directly.

What is the symbolic significance?

Lotuses of varied colors commonly symbolize the manifold attractions of the world (viṣaya-vaicitrya). The luxuriant grove functions as the narrative catalyst for the arising of kāma in the next verses.