Varaha Purana 137.157: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 157

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

राजपुत्री विशालाक्षी श्यामा सर्वाङ्गसुन्दरी ॥ गुणवद्रूपसम्पन्ना चतुःषष्टिकलान्विता

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 137.157

Transliteration

rājaputrī viśālākṣī śyāmā sarvāṅga-sundarī || guṇavad-rūpa-sampannā catuḥṣaṣṭi-kalānvītā

Translation

राजकुमारी थी वो, आँखें बड़ी-बड़ी, रंग साँवला और पूरे बदन में खूबसूरत। उसमे गुण भी थे, सूरत भी, और चौसठ कलाओं में माहिर थी।

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Word by Word

• rāja-putrī: a king’s daughter / princess
• rāja-putrī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan + putrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा) Ekavacana (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• viśāla-akṣī: large-eyed
• viśāla-akṣī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśāla + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) ‘one whose eyes are large’

• śyāmā: dark-complexioned
• śyāmā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śyāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana

• sarva-aṅga-sundarī: beautiful in all limbs
• sarva-aṅga-sundarī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + aṅga + sundarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi ‘one whose whole body/limbs are beautiful’

• guṇavat-rūpa-sampannā: possessing virtues and beauty
• guṇavat-rūpa-sampannā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guṇavat + rūpa + sampanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi ‘endowed with qualities and beauty’

• catuḥ-ṣaṣṭi-kalā-anvītā: endowed with the sixty-four arts
• catuḥ-ṣaṣṭi-kalā-anvītā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catuḥṣaṣṭi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + kalā + anvīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa with numeral (संख्यापूर्वक-तत्पुरुष) ‘endowed with sixty-four arts’

Speaker

Unclear; likely narrator describing a principal female character

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Cultural History

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

References to the “sixty-four arts” are valuable for cultural history, reflecting ideals of education and refinement in classical Indian courtly imagination.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this descriptive verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Rather than an explicit injunction, the verse conveys cultural ideals: cultivation of virtues (guṇa) alongside accomplishment (kalā).