Shloka 21

Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda

Kārttikeya

Devanagari script

रक्तोत्पलवनैश्वैव मणिखण्डैर्हिरण्मयै: । तरुणादित्यसंकाशैर्भान्ति तत्र जलाशया:,वहाँके जलाशय लाल कमलवनोंसे तथा प्रातः-कालीन सूर्यके समान प्रकाशमान मणिजटित सुवर्णमय सोपानोंसे सुशोभित होते हैं

Transliteration

raktotpalavanaiś caiva maṇikhaṇḍair hiraṇmayaiḥ | taruṇādityasaṅkāśair bhānti tatra jalāśayāḥ ||

Translation

Vyāsa said: There, the lakes and ponds shine splendidly—adorned with groves of red lotuses and with golden stairways inlaid with gems, radiant like the rising sun. The description underscores a realm of ordered beauty and auspiciousness, suggesting the moral harmony that accompanies righteous conduct.

Word by Word

• रक्तोत्पलवनैः: by/with red-lotus groves
• रक्तोत्पलवनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्तोत्पलवन
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• मणिखण्डैः: by/with jewel-pieces (gem-inlays)
• मणिखण्डैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिखण्ड
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• हिरण्मयैः: golden (made of gold)
• हिरण्मयैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिरण्मय
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• तरुणादित्यसंकाशैः: shining like the young (morning) sun
• तरुणादित्यसंकाशैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरुणादित्यसंकाश
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• भान्ति: shine/appear splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• जलाशयाः: ponds/lakes (water-reservoirs)
• जलाशयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलाशय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• jalāśaya (lakes/ponds)
• raktotpala (red lotuses)
• hiraṇmaya sopāna (golden steps/stairways)
• maṇi (gems)