Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 2

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

रक्ताङ्गी रक्तनेत्रा च रक्ताम्बरविभूषिता रागिणि नाम संजाता ज्येष्ठा मेनासुता मुने

Transliteration

raktāṅgī raktanetrā ca raktāmbaravibhūṣitā rāgiṇi nāma saṃjātā jyeṣṭhā menāsutā mune

Translation

Elle avait les membres rouges, les yeux rouges, et était parée de vêtements rouges. Elle naquit sous le nom de Rāgiṇī, l’aînée des filles de Menā, ô sage.

Word by Word

• रक्ताङ्गी: red-limbed (female)
• रक्ताङ्गी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त + अङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘रक्तानि अङ्गानि यस्याः सा’ (having red limbs)

• रक्तनेत्रा: red-eyed (female)
• रक्तनेत्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘रक्ते नेत्रे यस्याः सा’ (having red eyes)

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

• रक्ताम्बरविभूषिता: adorned with red garments
• रक्ताम्बरविभूषिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त + अम्बर + विभूषित (कृदन्त; √भूष् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/क्तवतु-भावः), कर्मणि प्रयोगभावः—‘रक्ताम्बरेण विभूषिता’ (adorned with red garments)

• रागिणी: Rāgiṇī (name)
• रागिणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘रागिणी’ (a named female/person)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः अव्ययवत्—नामनिर्देशार्थक (used to indicate a name: “by name”)

• संजाता: was born / arose
• संजाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + जात (कृदन्त; √जन् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)—‘सम्यक् जाता/उत्पन्ना’ (born/come into being)

• ज्येष्ठा: eldest
• ज्येष्ठा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘ज्येष्ठा’ (eldest)

• मेनासुता: daughter of Menā
• मेनासुता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना + सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘मेनायाः सुता’ (daughter of Menā)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speakers

• Pulastya (continuing narration within the dialogue frame
• typically addressing Nārada as 'mune')

Key Themes

• Vamsha/lineage narration
• Physiognomic description
• Onomastics (name reflecting qualities)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shringara", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Names and descriptors in Purāṇic literature often encode temperament and destiny; the emphasis on 'red' and the name Rāgiṇī suggest an identity shaped by rajas (activity/passion), reminding readers that dispositions (guṇa-s) influence conduct and outcomes.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vaṃśānucarita: the text is cataloguing descendants with identifying marks, a common Purāṇic method for anchoring later episodes and relationships.

What is the symbolic significance?

The pervasive 'red' motif can symbolically point to rajas—energy, desire, dynamism—serving as a literary cue about character-type rather than merely physical appearance.