Shloka 18

Kurukṣetra–Samantapañcaka Māhātmya: King Kuru’s Ploughing and Indra’s Boon (प्रजापतेरुत्तरवेदिः समन्तपञ्चकं)

Devanagari script

सा रात्रावभवद्‌ राजं॑स्तरुणी वरवर्णिनी । दिव्याभरणवत्त्रा च दिव्यगन्धानुलेपना,राजन! रात्रिमें वह दिव्य वस्त्राभूषणोंसे विभूषित और दिव्य गन्धयुक्त अंगरागसे अलंकृत परम सुन्दरी तरुणी हो गयी

Transliteration

sā rātrāv abhavad rājan taruṇī varavarṇinī | divyābharaṇavattrā ca divyagandhānulepanā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O king, during the night she became a youthful maiden of exquisite complexion—adorned with celestial garments and ornaments, and anointed with a divine, fragrant unguent.”

Word by Word

साshe

रात्रौat night

अभवत्became

राजन्O king

तरुणीa young woman

वरवर्णिनीof excellent complexion

दिव्यdivine

आभरणवत्having ornaments

वस्त्राwith garments

चand

दिव्यdivine

गन्धfragrance

अनुलेपनाwith unguent/smearing (perfumed paste)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

rājan (the king, i.e., Janamejaya as listener)

a young woman/maiden (unnamed in this verse)

divine garments

divine ornaments

divine fragrant unguent

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes