Shloka 40
Pṛthu’s Earth-Milking, the Etymology of ‘Pṛthivī,’ and the Vaivasvata (Solar) Genealogy
नारीमुत्पादयामास स्वशरीरादनिंदितां । त्वाष्ट्री स्वरूपरूपेण नाम्ना छायेति भामिनी
nārīmutpādayāmāsa svaśarīrādaniṃditāṃ | tvāṣṭrī svarūparūpeṇa nāmnā chāyeti bhāminī
នាងបានបង្កើតស្ត្រីមិនមានកំហុសពីរាងកាយរបស់នាងឯង—មានរូបរាង និងសភាពដូចទ្វଷ្ដ្រី—មាននាមថា ឆាយា ជានារីភ្លឺរលោង។
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific dialogue-pair not provided in the input)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नारीमुत्पादयामास → नारीम् उत्पादयामास; स्वशरीरादनिंदितां → स्व-शरीरात् अनिन्दिताम्; छायेति → छाया इति
FAQs
Chāyā is presented as a newly produced, blameless woman, identified by name as “Chāyā” and described as having the form/nature associated with Tvaṣṭrī.
It indicates emanation or manifestation—creation occurring as an extension of one’s own being, a common Purāṇic motif for generating beings or forms without external materials.
Both senses are active: the word means “shadow,” but the verse explicitly states it as a name (nāmnā chāyā), making it a proper name while retaining symbolic resonance.