Shloka 45

Adhyaya 85 — The Gods’ Hymn to the Goddess and the Emergence of Kaushiki; Shumbha Sends His Envoy

Sanskrit

ततोऽम्बिकां परं रूपं बिभ्राणां सुमनोहरम् ।

ददर्श चण्डो मुण्डश्च भृत्यौ शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः ॥

Transliteration

tato 'mbikāṃ paraṃ rūpaṃ bibhrāṇāṃ sumanoharam | dadarśa caṇḍo muṇḍaś ca bhṛtyau śumbhaniśumbhayoḥ ||

Translation

そのときシュンバとニシュンバの従者であるチャンダとムンダは、アンビカーが至上の姿を帯び—きわめて魅惑的であるのを見た。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• अम्बिकाम्: Ambikā
• अम्बिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (रूपम्)

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बिभ्राणाम्: bearing
• बिभ्राणाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय; present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अम्बिकाम् इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषणम्

• सुमनोहरम्: very enchanting
• सुमनोहरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक; सु + मनोहर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (रूपम्); समासः कर्मधारय (सुन्दरः मनोहरः)

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• चण्डः: Caṇḍa
• चण्डः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुण्डः: Muṇḍa
• मुण्डः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भृत्यौ: the two servants
• भृत्यौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः: of Śumbha and Niśumbha
• शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुम्भ-निशुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; समासः द्वन्द्व (शुम्भश्च निशुम्भश्च)

Speakers

• Narrative voice within Devi Mahatmyam

Verse Rasa

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

Primary Deities

• Ambikā

Shakti Aspects

• Ambikā (as the captivating supreme form encountered by the asuras)

Key Themes

• Shaktism
• Asura antagonists
• Divine beauty as a narrative trigger
• Prelude to conflict

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The asuras’ first response to the divine is possessive fascination, setting up the ethical contrast: devotion recognizes divinity, while ego seeks to appropriate it.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita (episode of Devī’s appearance and the asuras’ approach), part of the extended Devi-cycle narrative within the Purāṇa.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘supreme form’ that enchants the mind signifies māyā as divine power: it can attract even hostile forces, drawing them into the field where dharma is re-established.