Shloka 5

Slaying of Andhaka; Hymn to the Sun; Glory of Brahmins; Gayatri Nyasa and Pranayama

Devanagari script

ततः स्थिरा भवित्री मे भार्यैषा लोकसुंदरी । बिबौष्ठं चारुवदनं चारुकांततरं मुखं

Transliteration

tataḥ sthirā bhavitrī me bhāryaiṣā lokasuṃdarī | bibauṣṭhaṃ cāruvadanaṃ cārukāṃtataraṃ mukhaṃ

Translation

Lalu dia berfikir: “Si jelita dunia ini akan menjadi isteriku yang teguh.” Dia menatap bibirnya dan wajahnya yang indah—wajah yang kian mempesona dalam seri.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Discourse connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (thereafter/then)

• स्थिरा: steady, permanent
• स्थिरा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthirā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (भवित्री)

• भवित्री: will become (as), future (wife)
• भवित्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (धातु) + तृच्/तृन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तरि तृन्-प्रत्ययान्त स्त्रीलिङ्ग-रूप (agent noun), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘भवित्री’ = भविष्यमाण-रूपेण ‘she who will be’

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (enclitic)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Pradhāna-nāma (विधेय/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate noun)

• एषा: this (one)
• एषा: Karta/Pratipādya (कर्ता/निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; निर्देश (this (woman))

• लोकसुंदरी: beauty of the world
• लोकसुंदरी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (लोके सुन्दरी)

• बिबौष्ठम्: with bimba-like lips
• बिबौष्ठम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिम्ब + ओष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (बिम्बवत् ओष्ठम्)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• चारुवदनम्: having a lovely face
• चारुवदनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु + वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (चारु वदनम्)

• चारु: beautiful
• चारु: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cāru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कान्ततरम्)

• कान्ततरम्: more lovely
• कान्ततरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kānta (प्रातिपदिक) + तरप् (तद्धित/तुलनात्मक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तुलनात्मक (comparative)

• मुखम्: face
• मुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; speaker not explicitly identifiable from a single verse excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: भार्यैषा = भार्या + एषा; लोकसुंदरी = लोक + सुन्दरी (समास); बिबौष्ठं = बिम्ब + ओष्ठम् (समास); चारुकांततरं = चारु + कान्ततरम्

FAQs

What is the central idea of this verse?

It describes a man’s resolve to take a woman renowned for beauty as his wife, while emphasizing his captivated attention to her attractive features.

Does this verse teach Bhakti or theology directly?

Not directly; it functions as narrative description within the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa, portraying human emotion and intention rather than explicit devotional doctrine.

What ethical reflection can be drawn from this line?

It can be read as a reminder that attraction and desire can shape decisions; later narrative context typically guides how such impulses should be governed by dharma.