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Shloka 30

कल्माषपाद-शाप-कारणम्

Cause of Kalmāṣapāda’s Niyoga under a Curse

रुरुचे साधिकं सुभ्रूरापतन्ती नभस्तलात्‌ | सौदामिनीव विजश्रष्टा द्योतयन्ती दिशस्त्विषा

ruruce sādhikaṃ subhrūr āpatantī nabhastalāt | saudāminīv vijasraṣṭā dyotayantī diśas tviṣā ||

ວະສິດຖະໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: «ນາງຜູ້ມີຄິ້ວງາມ ເມື່ອລົງມາຈາກທ້ອງຟ້າອັນກວ້າງໃຫຍ່ ກໍສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງເກີນປົກກະຕິ. ດັ່ງຟ້າຜ່າທີ່ຕົກຈາກເມກ ນາງໄດ້ສ່ອງແສງຂອງນາງໃຫ້ສະຫວ່າງໄປທົ່ວທິດ ແລະຄວາມງາມກໍຍິ່ງຜຸດຜ່ອງເມື່ອມາເຖິງພື້ນດິນ»។

रुरुचेshone, appeared splendid
रुरुचे:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootरुच्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
साधिकम्exceedingly, more (than usual)
साधिकम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधिक
सुभ्रूःthe fair-browed woman
सुभ्रूः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुभ्रू
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
आपतन्तीfalling down, descending
आपतन्ती:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ + पत्
FormPresent active participle (Śatṛ), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
नभः-तलात्from the surface of the sky
नभः-तलात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootनभस् + तल
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
सौदामिनी-इवlike lightning
सौदामिनी-इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसौदामिनी + इव
विजस्रष्टाhaving slipped/fallen down
विजस्रष्टा:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि + स्रस्
FormPast passive participle (kta), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
द्योतयन्तीilluminating
द्योतयन्ती:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootद्योतय् (causative of द्युत्)
FormPresent active participle (Śatṛ), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
दिशःthe directions, quarters
दिशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
त्विषाwith (her) radiance
त्विषा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootत्विष्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular

वसिष्ठ उवाच

वसिष्ठ (Vasiṣṭha)
सौदामिनी (lightning)

Educational Q&A

The verse primarily offers a poetic portrayal rather than a direct moral injunction: extraordinary inner power or auspicious presence is depicted as naturally illuminating its surroundings, suggesting that true excellence becomes evident through its own radiance.

Vasiṣṭha describes a beautiful, fair-browed woman descending from the sky; her brilliance is compared to a lightning bolt, and her glow is said to light up all directions as she comes down to earth.