Shloka 65

Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu

Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration

Devanagari script

रक्तपीतारुणास्तत्र पादपाग्रगताः खगाः । परस्परमवैक्षंत प्रहृष्टा जीवजीविकाः

Transliteration

raktapītāruṇāstatra pādapāgragatāḥ khagāḥ | parasparamavaikṣaṃta prahṛṣṭā jīvajīvikāḥ

Translation

അവിടെ ചുവപ്പ്, മഞ്ഞ, അരുണ വർണ്ണങ്ങളുള്ള പക്ഷികൾ വൃക്ഷശിഖരങ്ങളിൽ ഇരുന്നിരുന്നു; സ്വന്തം ജീവികയിൽ തൃപ്തരായി, ഹർഷത്തോടെ അവർ പരസ്പരം നോക്കി നിന്നു.

Word by Word

• रक्त-पीत-अरुणाः: red, yellow, and tawny
• रक्त-पीत-अरुणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + पीत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + अरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative colors): रक्ताः + पीताः + अरुणाः

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• पादप-अग्र-गताः: perched on the tops of trees
• पादप-अग्र-गताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पादप (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त; क्त from √गम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (locative determinative): पादपाग्रे गताः (gone to/on the tree-tops)

• खगाः: birds
• खगाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• परस्परम्: each other
• परस्परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्परम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-रूप)
• Form: परस्परार्थक-अव्यय (reciprocal adverb: ‘mutually’)

• अवैक्षन्त: they looked at
• अवैक्षन्त: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + √ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• प्रहृष्टाः: delighted
• प्रहृष्टाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + √हृष् (धातु) → प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्तृविशेषण (adjective of subject)

• जीवजीविकाः: jīvajīvikā birds (a bird-name)
• जीवजीविकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवजीविका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय-समास: जीवस्य जीविका (living by living beings / livelihood)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (contextual narration within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: forest

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: रक्तपीतारुणाः + तत्र → रक्तपीतारुणास्तत्र; परस्परम् + अवैक्षन्त → परस्परमवैक्षन्त (m + a sandhi).

FAQs

What scene is being described in this verse?

It depicts a serene, auspicious natural setting: brightly colored birds perched on treetops, joyfully observing one another.

Does this verse mention any deities or a specific tīrtha?

No. This shloka is descriptive and does not name deities or a pilgrimage site in its wording.

What is the ethical or philosophical suggestion implied here?

The verse subtly emphasizes harmony and contentment in the created world—beings sustaining themselves and rejoicing in mutual presence without conflict.