Shloka 17

The Glory of Plastering/Smearing (and Maintaining) Hari’s Temple

Devanagari script

पातयित्वांशुकं भूमौ कौशेयं कमलापतेः । बबंध वस्तुजातं च पाणौ कृत्वा सकंपितः

Transliteration

pātayitvāṃśukaṃ bhūmau kauśeyaṃ kamalāpateḥ | babaṃdha vastujātaṃ ca pāṇau kṛtvā sakaṃpitaḥ

Translation

ಕಮಲಾಪತಿಯ ರೇಷ್ಮೆ ವಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ನೆಲಕ್ಕೆ ಬೀಳಿಸಿ ಅವನು ನಡುಗಿದನು; ನಂತರ ವಿವಿಧ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಿ ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಡಿದು ಕಟ್ಟಿ ಹಾಕಿದನು।

Word by Word

• पातयित्वा: having dropped
• पातयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √पत् (धातु) → पातयित् (णिच् causative) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): “having caused to fall / having dropped”

• अंशुकम्: cloth, garment
• अंशुकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंशुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन

• कौशेयम्: silk cloth / silken (garment)
• कौशेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; अंशुकस्य विशेषणरूपेण (used appositionally: “silken”)

• कमलापतेः: of the Lord of Kamala (Vishnu)
• कमलापतेः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमला (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कमलायाः पति:)

• बबन्ध: tied, bound
• बबन्ध: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• वस्तुजातम्: a collection of items
• वस्तुजातम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्तु (प्रातिपदिक) + जात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (जातम् वस्तूनाम्/वस्तूनां जातम् = collection of things)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पाणौ: in the hand
• पाणौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having put/made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): “having done/placed”

• सकम्पितः: trembling
• सकम्पितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स- (उपसर्ग/सह) + कम्पित (कृदन्त; √कम्प् “to tremble”)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle: “trembled”)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual prose/verse narration; specific speaker not stated in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Geographic Context

Type: temple

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: पातयित्वांशुकम् = पातयित्वा + अंशुकम् (स्वर-सन्धि); कमलापतेः (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध); बबंध (लिट्); पाणौ कृत्वा (सप्तमी-अधिकरण + क्त्वा).

Characters & Entities

• Kamalāpati (Viṣṇu as Lord of Lakṣmī)

FAQs

Who is referred to as “Kamalāpati” in this verse?

“Kamalāpati” means the Lord of Lakṣmī (the lotus-born goddess of fortune) and is a common epithet of Viṣṇu.

What emotion is highlighted by the word “kampitaḥ” (trembling)?

It conveys fear, awe, or agitation—often indicating the character’s overwhelmed state in the presence of divine property or a grave situation.

What is the practical action described in this śloka?

A person throws a silken garment to the ground, gathers assorted items, bundles them, and holds them in hand—while trembling.