Shloka 22
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
Devanagari script
शशोलूकमुखी कृष्णा खरजड्घा महाजवा । शिशुमारमुखी श्वेता लोहिताक्षी विभीषणा
Transliteration
śaśolūkamukhī kṛṣṇā kharajaḍghā mahājavā | śiśumāramukhī śvetā lohitākṣī vibhīṣaṇā ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “One was dark, with a face like a hare or an owl, with harsh, ass-like jaws, and of tremendous speed. Another was white, with a face like a porpoise, red-eyed, and terrifying.”
Word by Word
शशोलूकमुखीshe whose face is like a hare/owl
शशोलूकमुखी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशश + उलूक + मुख (मुखी)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
कृष्णाblack/dark
कृष्णा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृष्ण
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
खरजड्घाshe who has donkey-like shanks/legs
खरजड्घा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootखर + जङ्घा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
महाजवाvery swift; of great speed
महाजवा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा + जव
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
शिशुमारमुखीshe whose face is like a porpoise/dolphin (śiśumāra)
शिशुमारमुखी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशिशुमार + मुख (मुखी)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
श्वेताwhite
श्वेता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्वेत
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
लोहिताक्षीred-eyed
लोहिताक्षी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootलोहित + अक्षि (अक्षी)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
विभीषणाterrifying, dreadful
विभीषणा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविभीषण
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes