Varaha Purana 137.63: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 63

The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field

Devanagari script

ताम्बूलं रक्तवस्त्रं तु सुसूक्ष्मे पट्टवाससी ॥ सुगन्धैर्भूषिता गात्रे सर्वरत्नसमायुता

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 137.63

Transliteration

tāmbūlaṃ raktavastraṃ tu susūkṣme paṭṭavāsasī || sugandhair bhūṣitā gātre sarvaratnasamāyutā

Translation

അവളുടെ കൈയിൽ താംബൂലം ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു; അവൾ രക്തവർണ്ണ വസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ ധരിച്ചു; അതിസൂക്ഷ്മമായ പട്ടുവസ്ത്രങ്ങളും അണിഞ്ഞിരുന്നു. സുഗന്ധങ്ങളാൽ അവളുടെ ദേഹം അലങ്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നു; സർവ്വവിധ രത്നങ്ങളാലും സമന്വിതയായിരുന്നു.

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Word by Word

• ताम्बूलम्: betel (leaf/chew)
• ताम्बूलम्: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• रक्तवस्त्रम्: red garment
• रक्तवस्त्रम्: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'रक्तं वस्त्रम्'

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• सुसूक्ष्मे: very fine (two)
• सुसूक्ष्मे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + सूक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), द्विवचन; अव्ययीभाव: 'सु' (well/very) + 'सूक्ष्म' (fine)

• पट्टवाससी: two silk garments
• पट्टवाससी: Visheshya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पट्ट + वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'पट्टस्य वाससी' (silk-cloths)

• सुगन्धैः: with fragrances/perfumes
• सुगन्धैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुगन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: 'सु गन्धः' (good fragrance)

• भूषिता: adorned
• भूषिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भूष्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• गात्रे: on the body/limbs
• गात्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• सर्वरत्नसमायुता: endowed with all jewels
• सर्वरत्नसमायुता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + रत्न + समायुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √युज् with सम्-आ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'सर्वैः रत्नैः समायुता' (endowed with all gems)

Speaker

Varāha (default, dialogue framework provisional)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Material Culture
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sacred Geography

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The description preserves cultural details—textiles, perfumes, jewelry, and tāmbūla—useful for studying courtly and ritual aesthetics in Sanskrit narrative literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No explicit location occurs in this fragment; the broader passage context (elsewhere in the input) points to named tīrthas.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse is primarily descriptive; ethically, it functions as characterization within a tīrtha narrative rather than direct prescription.