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Varaha Purana 122.73: Adhyaya 122, Shloka 73

The Greatness of Kokāmukha

Sacred Site Eulogy and Salvific Narrative

ततः साप्यनवद्याङ्गी रक्तपद्मशुभानना॥ करुणं स्वरमादाय भर्त्तारं पुनरब्रवीत्

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 122.73

tataḥ sāpy anavadyāṅgī raktapadmaśubhānanā || karuṇaṃ svaram ādāya bharttāraṃ punar abravīt

Daraufhin nahm sie—an Gliedern makellos, mit glückverheißendem Antlitz wie ein roter Lotos—einen mitleidvollen Ton an und sprach erneut zu ihrem Gemahl.

ततःthen
ततः:
सम्बन्ध (Sequence marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, क्रमवाचक (then)
साshe
सा:
कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
अपिalso
अपि:
निपात (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)
अनवद्याङ्गीshe whose limbs are faultless
अनवद्याङ्गी:
विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनवद्य + अङ्गी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमास: अनवद्यानी अङ्गानि यस्याः सा (बहुव्रीहि), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
रक्तपद्मशुभाननाshe whose lovely face is like a red lotus
रक्तपद्मशुभानना:
विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootरक्त + पद्म + शुभ + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमास: रक्तपद्मवत् शुभम् आननं यस्याः सा (बहुव्रीहि), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
करुणम्pitiful/compassionate
करुणम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘स्वरम्’ विशेषण
स्वरम्voice/tone
स्वरम्:
कर्म (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
आदायhaving taken/assuming
आदाय:
क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial action)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-दा (धातु) → आदाय (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
Formअव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वान्त), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया
भर्त्तारम्husband
भर्त्तारम्:
कर्म (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootभर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन
पुनःagain
पुनः:
सम्बन्ध (Adverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, पुनरुक्ति/क्रम (again)
अब्रवीत्said/spoke
अब्रवीत्:
आख्यात (Main verb/आख्यात)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Unspecified (female character within the narrative; default framework: Varāha–Pṛthivī context)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Narrative
S
Sanskrit Poetics

FAQs

It demonstrates Purāṇic use of poetic epithets and emotional registers (karuṇa) to guide interpretation of dialogue and character motivation.

No location is named; the verse is character- and mood-focused.

Compassionate speech within intimate relationships: emotional tone is presented as ethically meaningful, not merely decorative.

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