Shloka 27

उत्तङ्कोपाख्यानम् — Maṇi-Kuṇḍala Retrieval and Entry into Nāgaloka

Chapter 57

Devanagari script

हस्वेन चैते आमुक्ते भवतो हस्वके तदा । अनुरूपेण चामुक्ते जायेते तत्प्रमाणके,“छोटे कदका मनुष्य इन कुण्डलोंको पहने तो छोटे हो जाते हैं और बड़ी डील- डौलवाले मनुष्यके पहननेपर उसीके अनुरूप बड़े हो जाते हैं

Transliteration

hvasvena caite āmukte bhavato hvasvake tadā | anurūpeṇa cāmukte jāyete tatpramāṇake ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Apabila anting-anting ini dipakai oleh orang bertubuh rendah, ia menjadi kecil; dan apabila dipakai oleh orang berbadan besar, ia menjadi besar menurut kadar tubuhnya—mengambil ukuran si pemakai.”

Word by Word

ह्रस्वेनby/with a short (person)

चand

एतेthese

आमुक्तेwere put on / were worn (by two/when worn)

भवतःof you / your (honorific)

ह्रस्वकेin/for a short one (short-statured person)

तदाthen

अनुरूपेणin accordance (with him), suitably

चand

आमुक्तेwere put on / were worn (by two/when worn)

जायतेbecomes / is produced

तत्that

प्रमाणकेin that measure / of that size

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

kuṇḍala (earrings)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the extraordinary, adaptive nature of a sacred or wondrous object: it fits the rightful wearer without excess or deficiency, suggesting appropriateness (anurūpatā) and fitness as a valued principle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a pair of earrings whose size changes according to the wearer—becoming small for a short person and large for a big-bodied person—emphasizing their miraculous, self-adjusting quality.