Shloka 16

Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā

Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon

Devanagari script

कटाक्षैर्नूपुरारावैः परिरंभैर्विलोकनैः । न तस्य चित्तं विभ्रांतं कर्तुं शक्ता वरांगनाः

Transliteration

kaṭākṣairnūpurārāvaiḥ pariraṃbhairvilokanaiḥ | na tasya cittaṃ vibhrāṃtaṃ kartuṃ śaktā varāṃganāḥ

Translation

कटाक्ष, नूपुरांचा नाद, आलिंगन आणि मोहक दृष्टि—या सर्वांनीही त्या वरांगना त्याचे चित्त विचलित करू शकल्या नाहीत।

Word by Word

• kaṭākṣaiḥ: with sidelong glances
• kaṭākṣaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṭākṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• nūpura-ārāvaiḥ: with the sounds of anklets
• nūpura-ārāvaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nūpura (प्रातिपदिक) + ārāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (nūpurasya ārāvaḥ)

• pariraṃbhaiḥ: with embraces
• pariraṃbhaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pariraṃbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• vilokanaiḥ: with looks, gazes
• vilokanaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vilokana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• cittam: mind
• cittam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• vibhrāntam: agitated, distracted
• vibhrāntam: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhram (धातु) + vi (उपसर्ग) → vibhrānta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (cittam)

• kartum: to make (it)
• kartum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) → kartum (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to make/do’

• śaktāḥ: able
• śaktāḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (varāṃganāḥ)

• vara-aṃganāḥ: beautiful women
• vara-aṃganāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃganā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (varāḥ aṃganāḥ)

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial voice within the chapter context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: kaṭākṣairnūpurārāvaiḥ → kaṭākṣaiḥ nūpura-ārāvaiḥ; pariraṃbhairvilokanaiḥ → pariraṃbhaiḥ vilokanaiḥ; varāṃganāḥ → vara-aṃganāḥ.

FAQs

What is the central teaching of this verse?

It highlights mental steadiness and self-mastery: even strong sensory allurements (glances, ornaments, embraces) cannot shake a disciplined person’s mind.

How does this verse relate to Vaishnava ethical ideals in the Padma Purana?

It supports the ideal of indriya-nigraha (control of the senses) and a mind anchored in dharma and devotion, portraying restraint as a mark of spiritual strength.

What ethical lesson can a reader apply from this shloka?

Maintain inner composure amid temptation; external stimuli need not dictate one’s conduct when the mind is trained in discernment and self-control.