Shloka 25

Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha

Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site

Devanagari script

क्षुककर्णी चतुष्कर्णी कर्णप्रावरणा तथा । चतुष्यथनिकेता च गोकर्णी महिषानना

Transliteration

kṣukakarṇī catuṣkarṇī karṇaprāvaraṇā tathā | catuṣyathaniketā ca gokarṇī mahiṣānanā

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “(Ada pula makhluk-makhluk) bernama Kṣukakarṇī, Catuṣkarṇī, dan Karṇaprāvaraṇā; juga Catuṣyathaniketā, Gokarṇī, dan Mahiṣānanā.”

Word by Word

• क्षुककर्णी: the (woman/being) with small ears
• क्षुककर्णी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुककर्णी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• चतुष्कर्णी: the four-eared one
• चतुष्कर्णी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुष्कर्णी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कर्णप्रावरणा: she whose covering is (like) ears / ear-covered
• कर्णप्रावरणा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णप्रावरणा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and also; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• चतुष्यथनिकेता: she whose abode is at the four roads (crossroads-dweller)
• चतुष्यथनिकेता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुष्यथनिकेता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• गोकर्णी: cow-eared; having ears like a cow
• गोकर्णी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोकर्णी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महिषानना: buffalo-faced; having the face of a buffalo
• महिषानना: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिषानना
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• Kṣukakarṇī
• Catuṣkarṇī
• Karṇaprāvaraṇā
• Catuṣyathaniketā
• Gokarṇī
• Mahiṣānanā