Shloka 16

Devanagari script

स्वर्णार्णशतपत्रैश्च वररेणुकजातिभि: । कुब्जकैर्मल्लिकाभिश्च माधवीभिश्च मण्डितम् ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

svarṇārṇa-śata-patraiś ca vara-reṇuka-jātibhiḥ kubjakair mallikābhiś ca mādhavībhiś ca maṇḍitam

Translation

Kailāsa is further adorned with other plants as well—golden lotuses (śatapatra), varareṇukā, jāti, kubjaka, mallikā, and mādhavī—adding to the mountain’s sacred charm.

Synonyms

• स्वर्णार्ण-शतपत्रैः: with golden lotuses (hundred-petalled)
• स्वर्णार्ण-शतपत्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्णार्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + शतपत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—कर्मधारय (Karmadharaya): स्वर्णार्णानि (स्वर्णवर्णानि) शतपत्राणि; पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वर-रेणुक-जातिभिः: with excellent varieties (vara, reṇukā, etc.)
• वर-रेणुक-जातिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + रेणुका (प्रातिपदिक) + जाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (Tatpurusha): वराश्च रेणुकाश्च (इत्यादि) जातयः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) (जाति-शब्दः), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कुब्जकैः: with kubjaka flowers/trees
• कुब्जकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुब्जक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मल्लिकाभिः: with mallikā (jasmine)
• मल्लिकाभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल्लिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• माधवीभिः: with mādhavī creepers
• माधवीभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मण्डितम्: adorned, decorated
• मण्डितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मण्ड् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam describe about the decoration of Daksha’s yajna arena?

This verse describes the yajña setting as richly adorned with various auspicious flowers and creepers, emphasizing the grandeur and external opulence of the sacrifice.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 4.6.16 and in what context?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates to King Parīkṣit the events surrounding Dakṣa’s sacrifice, describing the elaborate arrangements made for the yajña.

What is a practical takeaway from this verse for modern spiritual life?

External beauty and careful arrangement can support sacred intention, but the Bhagavatam’s broader lesson in this chapter is that true auspiciousness ultimately depends on humility and devotion, not mere grandeur.