Shloka 35

Narmadā

Revā) Tīrtha Greatness: The Gandharva Maidens’ Curse Narrative (Acchodā Episode Begins

Devanagari script

तथास्माकं कुमारीणां गौर्यानीतो वरोत्तमः । करुणाजलकल्लोल लब्धाद्री र्कृतचित्तया

Transliteration

tathāsmākaṃ kumārīṇāṃ gauryānīto varottamaḥ | karuṇājalakallola labdhādrī rkṛtacittayā

Translation

同じく我ら乙女たちにも、ガウリーは最上の花婿をもたらした。慈悲の水の波が寄せるようにその心が動かされ、得た山をめぐって水が満ちるがごとく、決意を固めたときに。

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (thus, so)

• अस्माकम्: of us / our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• कुमारीणाम्: of the maidens
• कुमारीणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• गौर्या: by Gaurī
• गौर्या: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• आनीतः: brought
• आनीतः: Kriyā (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु) → आनीत (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वरः: a bridegroom, suitor
• वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• उत्तमः: excellent, best
• उत्तमः: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) of वरः

• करुणा-जल-कल्लोल: wave of compassion’s water (epithet)
• करुणा-जल-कल्लोल: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (appositional epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करुणा + जल + कल्लोल (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (करुणायाः जलस्य कल्लोलः = wave of the water of compassion) (used as epithet)

• लब्ध-अद्रीः: having obtained a mountain/refuge (epithet)
• लब्ध-अद्रीः: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लब्ध (लभ् धातु → क्त) + अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्यानुग्रहेण अद्रिः/आश्रयः लब्धः सः = he who has obtained a mountain/refuge) (epithet)

• कृत-चित्तया: with a resolved mind
• कृत-चित्तया: Karana (करण/Instrument) (manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु → क्त) + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कृतं चित्तं यस्याः सा) — here in instrumental: 'with a resolved mind' (feminine agent implied, e.g., Gaurī)

Speaker

Unclear from the single-verse excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses of Svarga-khaṇḍa 3.22).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तथास्माकम् = तथा + अस्माकम्; गौर्यानीतः = गौर्या + आनीतः; वरोत्तमः = वरः + उत्तमः; labdhādrī rkṛtacittayā in IAST reflects spacing; taken as लब्ध-अद्रीः + कृत-चित्तया

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

Who is Gaurī in this verse?

Gaurī is a name of Pārvatī, the goddess associated with auspiciousness, devotion, and compassionate intervention.

What is the main theme conveyed by this shloka?

The verse emphasizes compassionate agency—Gaurī, moved by compassion, arranges or brings about an excellent marital outcome for the maidens.

Why is the imagery of waves and mountain used here?

It poetically conveys intensity and magnitude: compassion rises like surging waves, and the “mountain attained” suggests a great, steadfast resolve or an elevated state that supports decisive action.