Shloka 102

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

पश्चात्तिलाचलमनेकसुगंधपुष्पसौवर्णपिप्पलहिरण्मयहंसयुक्तम् । आकारयेद्रजतपुष्पवनेन तद्वद्वस्त्रान्वितं दधिसितोदसरस्तथाग्रे

Transliteration

paścāttilācalamanekasugaṃdhapuṣpasauvarṇapippalahiraṇmayahaṃsayuktam | ākārayedrajatapuṣpavanena tadvadvastrānvitaṃ dadhisitodasarastathāgre

Translation

Après cela, qu’on façonne le Tilācala, orné de nombreuses fleurs parfumées, avec un pippala d’or et accompagné de cygnes d’or. De même, qu’on forme un bosquet de fleurs d’argent, et qu’à l’avant on place un lac pourvu d’étoffes, contenant du caillé, du lait blanc et une eau limpide.

Word by Word

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (afterwards)

• tilā-acalam: the sesame-mountain
• tilā-acalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tilā (प्रातिपदिक) + acala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tilānām acalaḥ)

• aneka-sugandha-puṣpa-sauvarṇa-pippala-hiraṇmaya-haṃsa-yuktam: endowed with many fragrant flowers, golden pippala (tree), and golden swans
• aneka-sugandha-puṣpa-sauvarṇa-pippala-hiraṇmaya-haṃsa-yuktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक) + sugandha (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + sauvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pippala (प्रातिपदिक) + hiraṇmaya (प्रातिपदिक) + haṃsa (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त; √yuj धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-समास (विशेषणसमूह), अन्ते 'yukta' भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• ākārayet: should have (it) fashioned
• ākārayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) (आ + कारयति; णिच् causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: 'should cause to be made/formed')

• rajata-puṣpa-vanena: with a grove of silver flowers
• rajata-puṣpa-vanena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajata (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भावे तत्पुरुष (silver(-like) flower-grove)

• tat: that
• tat: Anaphoric/Reference (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vat: likewise
• vat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तुल्यतासूचक (likewise)

• vastra-anvitam: accompanied with garments
• vastra-anvitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (कृदन्त; √i/√vṛt?; 'anvita' as PPP of anu+√i 'to be accompanied')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (vastraiḥ anvitaḥ)

• dadhi-sita-udaka-saraḥ: a lake of curd with white water
• dadhi-sita-udaka-saraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dadhi (प्रातिपदिक) + sita (प्रातिपदिक) + udaka (प्रातिपदिक) + saras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (white-water lake of curd)

• tathā: thus; likewise
• tathā: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुकरणार्थ (so; likewise)

• agre: in front; ahead
• agre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (locative used adverbially); देशवाचक (in front/at the fore)

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses in Adhyaya 21).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: paścāt + tilācalam → paścāttilācalam; ākārayet + rajata... → ākārayedrajata... (t/d sandhi); tadvad + vastrānvitam → tadvadvastrānvitam; dadhi+sita+udaka+saras → dadhisitodasaras (internal vowel coalescence).

Characters & Entities

• Tilācala
• Pippala (Aśvattha)
• Haṃsa (swans)

FAQs

What does this verse describe—mythic geography or a ritual layout?

The verse reads like prescriptive instruction for constructing a sacred, idealized landscape (a mountain, grove, and lake) using auspicious materials (gold, silver) and pure substances (curds, milk/whiteness, water), which is typical of ritual or devotional visualization/arrangement.

Why are the pippala (aśvattha) tree and swans mentioned together?

Both are auspicious symbols: the pippala is a sacred tree associated with longevity and sanctity, while swans (haṃsa) commonly signify purity and spiritual discernment. Together they sacralize the constructed scene.

What ethical or devotional lesson is implied by the materials listed (gold, silver, milk/curds, water, cloths)?

The implied lesson is reverent offering through purity and careful preparation: valuable metals symbolize honor, while milk/curds/water and clean cloths emphasize cleanliness, sincerity, and the intention to please the divine through orderly, sattvic offerings.