Shloka 24

अतिकायवधः

The Slaying of Atikāya

Devanagari script

कुण्डलाभ्यांतुयस्यैतद्भतध्भातिशुभेक्ष ।पुनर्वस्वन्तरगतंपूर्णंभिंबमिवैंदवम् ।।।।

Transliteration

kuṇḍalābhyāṃ tu yasyaitad vaktraṃ bhāti śubhekṣa | punarvasv-antaragataṃ pūrṇaṃ bimbam ivaiṇdavam ||

Translation

おお、瑞々しい眼差しの方よ。彼の顔は二つの耳飾りのあいだに輝き、まるでプナルヴァス星宿のただ中に据えられた満月の円輪のようである。

Word by Word

• कुण्डलाभ्याम्: with two earrings
• कुण्डलाभ्याम्: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, द्विवचन; करण

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis particle)

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• एतत्: this (face/that)
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here as subject of bhāti

• भाति: shines
• भाति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शुभेक्ष: O auspicious-eyed one
• शुभेक्ष: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha + īkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन, एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग; बहुव्रीहि (one whose look is auspicious)

• पुनर्वस्वन्तरगतम्: situated between (the stars) Punarvasu
• पुनर्वस्वन्तरगतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: punarvasu + antara + gata (कृदन्त; √गम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of bimbam/aindavam)

• पूर्णम्: full
• पूर्णम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrṇa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √पॄ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• बिम्बम्: orb/disk
• बिम्बम्: Upameya (उपमेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bimba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमाद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय

• ऐन्दवम्: lunar (moon-like)
• ऐन्दवम्: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aindava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; चन्द्र-सम्बन्धि विशेषण

Context

"He who shines like the full moon between two Punarvasu stars, his auspicious eyes and countenance shines with both earrings."

Characters & Entities

• kuṇḍala (earrings)
• Punarvasu (asterism)
• Candra (Moon)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse reminds that beauty and auspicious imagery can surround even those aligned with unrighteousness; Dharma requires discernment beyond appearances.

What is the narrative situation?

A warrior’s face is described as radiant, framed by earrings, using a celestial comparison involving the moon and Punarvasu.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Radiance and auspicious appearance (śrī) are emphasized as descriptive traits, not as proof of moral worth.