Shloka 7

Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā

Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon

Devanagari script

तिलोत्तमा यौवनरूपशोभिता । गृह्णातु ते मूर्धनि तापवारणम् । सुचामरौ संततधारयांकितौ । गंगाप्रवाहाविव सुंदरोत्तम

Transliteration

tilottamā yauvanarūpaśobhitā | gṛhṇātu te mūrdhani tāpavāraṇam | sucāmarau saṃtatadhārayāṃkitau | gaṃgāpravāhāviva suṃdarottama

Translation

ໂອ ຜູ້ງາມຍິ່ງ! ຂໍໃຫ້ທິໂລຕຕະມາ ຜູ້ງາມດ້ວຍວັຍໜຸ່ມແລະຮູບງາມ ວາງສິ່ງທີ່ປ້ອງກັນຄວາມຮ້ອນໄວ້ເທິງສີສະຂອງເຈົ້າ; ແລະຂໍໃຫ້ພັດຈາມະຣະອັນລະອຽດ ທີ່ໄຫວບໍ່ຂາດ ເຮັດໃຫ້ເຈົ້າເຢັນດັ່ງສາຍນ້ຳຄົງຄາໄຫຼລົງ।

Word by Word

• तिलोत्तमा: Tilottamā (apsaras)
• तिलोत्तमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिलोत्तमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यौवनरूपशोभिता: adorned by youth and beauty
• यौवनरूपशोभिता: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यौवन-रूप-शोभित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) विशेषण

• गृह्णातु: let (her) take/accept
• गृह्णातु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: for you / your
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive) वा चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मूर्धनि: on (your) head
• मूर्धनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तापवारणम्: removal/warding off of heat (distress)
• तापवारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताप-वारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (तापस्य वारणम्)

• सुचामरौ: two fine yak-tail fans
• सुचामरौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-चामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; (सु चामरौ)

• संततधारया: with a continuous stream
• संततधारया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संतत-धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; (संतता धारा)

• अंकितौ: marked/adorned
• अंकितौ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अंकित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √अङ्क् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• गंगाप्रवाहौ: two flows of the Ganges
• गंगाप्रवाहौ: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गंगा-प्रवाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; (गंगायाः प्रवाहौ)

• इव: like/as
• इव: Sambandha (Comparative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• सुंदरोत्तम: O best of the handsome
• सुंदरोत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुन्दर-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: river

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: संततधारयांकितौ = संततधारया + अंकितौ; गंगाप्रवाहाविव = गंगाप्रवाहौ + इव; सुंदरोत्तम = सुन्दर + उत्तम (समास).

Characters & Entities

• Tilottamā
• Gaṅgā

FAQs

Who is Tilottamā in Purāṇic literature?

Tilottamā is a celebrated apsaras (celestial nymph) known for extraordinary beauty; Purāṇas often depict her as attending or enchanting eminent figures, and here she appears in a scene of honor and service.

Why does the verse compare the fans to the Gaṅgā’s flow?

The comparison highlights continuous, soothing motion: the cāmaras wave in an unbroken rhythm, evoking the cooling, purifying, and ever-flowing nature of the Gaṅgā’s currents.

What is the ethical or devotional lesson suggested by this imagery?

The verse elevates attentive service and reverent hospitality—cooling, comforting, and honoring the recipient—using sacred (Gaṅgā) and celestial (Tilottamā) imagery to underscore dignity and care.