Shloka 17

Adhyaya 21 — Kuvalayashva’s Descent to Patala and the Rescue of Madalasa

Sanskrit

विस्पष्टेन्दुमुखीं सुभ्रूं पीनश्रोणिपयोधराम् ।

बिम्बाधरोष्ठीं नन्वङ्गीं नीलोत्पलविलोचनाम् ॥

Transliteration

vispaṣṭendumukhīṃ subhrūṃ pīnaśroṇipayodharām / bimbādharoṣṭhīṃ nanvaṅgīṃ nīlotpalavilocanām

Translation

Wajahnya bening laksana bulan, alisnya elok; pinggul dan payudara penuh; bibir seperti buah bimba; tubuhnya ramping; dan matanya bagaikan teratai biru.

Word by Word

• vispaṣṭa-indu-mukhīm: with a clearly moon-like face
• vispaṣṭa-indu-mukhīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-spaṣṭa + indu + mukhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः: (विस्पष्टः इन्दुः) यस्याः मुखम्/मुखी = 'having a clearly moon-like face'

• subhrūm: with beautiful eyebrows
• subhrūm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-bhrū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• pīna-śroṇi-payodharām: with full hips and breasts
• pīna-śroṇi-payodharām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pīna + śroṇi + payodharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; द्वन्द्वः: श्रोणी च पयोधरौ च (hips and breasts) — 'having full hips and breasts'

• bimba-adhara-oṣṭhīm: with a bimba-fruit-like lower lip
• bimba-adhara-oṣṭhīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bimba + adhara + oṣṭhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; 'bimba-like lower lip'

• nanu-aṅgīm: indeed, a lovely-bodied one
• nanu-aṅgīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nanu (अव्यय) + aṅgī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; 'nanu' here as emphatic particle used with following word (ननु = indeed)

• nīla-utpala-vilocanām: with eyes like blue lotuses
• nīla-utpala-vilocanām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nīla + utpala + vilocanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; 'having eyes like blue lotuses'

Speakers

• Narrative (descriptive passage)

Verse Rasa

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

Key Themes

• Śṛṅgāra-rasa
• Poetic similes
• Idealized beauty

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The catalog of features illustrates how the mind constructs attachment through naming and comparison (upamā). Ethical reflection in Purāṇic reading often asks the listener to notice the arising of desire and to cultivate restraint where dharma requires it.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

It functions as alaṅkāra-rich narrative description within Itivṛtta/Ākhyāna, not as cosmological or genealogical material.

What is the esoteric significance?

Moon-face and lotus-eyes are not only beauty tropes but can imply ‘cooling’ and ‘opening’ qualities—yet here they become instruments by which kāma gains entry into the observer’s awareness.