Shloka 2

Indumatī’s Auspicious Dream and the Prophecy of a Viṣṇu-Portioned Son

Devanagari script

इंदुमत्या गृहं हृष्टः प्रविवेश श्रियान्वितम् । सर्वकामसमृद्धार्थमिंद्रस्य सदनोपमम्

Transliteration

iṃdumatyā gṛhaṃ hṛṣṭaḥ praviveśa śriyānvitam | sarvakāmasamṛddhārthamiṃdrasya sadanopamam

Translation

ဝမ်းမြောက်စိတ်ဖြင့် သူသည် သီရိ (စိရိမင်္ဂလာနှင့် စည်းစိမ်) ဖြင့် တောက်ပသော အိန္ဒုမတီ၏ အိမ်သို့ ဝင်ရောက်하였다။ အလိုရှိသမျှ အဆင်ပြေမှုနှင့် ဥစ္စာဓန ပြည့်စုံကာ အိန္ဒြာတော်၏ နန်းတော်ကဲ့သို့ ဖြစ်၏။

Word by Word

• इन्दुमत्या: of Indumatī / by Indumatī
• इन्दुमत्या: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor; instrumental of relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indumatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन) — can function as genitive-equivalent 'of Indumatī' (common in poetry)

• गृहम्: house
• गृहम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• हृष्टः: delighted
• हृष्टः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √hṛṣ (धातु) + kta (क्त) → hṛṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past participle (क्त-कृदन्त; intransitive sense), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — qualifies the subject (Āyu/king)

• प्रविवेश: entered
• प्रविवेश: Kriyā (क्रिया/Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√viś (धातु)
• Form: Parasmaipada, Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• श्रियान्वितम्: endowed with prosperity
• श्रियान्वितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक from √i/√vī?; lexical 'anvita' = endowed)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: 'endowed with prosperity'), Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) — qualifies 'gṛham'

• सर्व-काम-समृद्ध-अर्थम्: abounding in all desired riches
• सर्व-काम-समृद्ध-अर्थम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + samṛddha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक from sam-√ṛdh) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Multi-member Tatpuruṣa (determinative): 'having the wealth/means (artha) of all desires fully prospered'; Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) — qualifies 'gṛham'

• इन्द्रस्य: of Indra
• इन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• सदन-उपमम्: like Indra’s palace
• सदन-उपमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadana (प्रातिपदिक) + upama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (उपमान-तत्पुरुष: 'comparable to a dwelling'), Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) — with genitive 'indrasya' = 'like Indra’s abode'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; verse is descriptive narration rather than direct speech)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: श्रियान्वितम् → श्री-आन्वितम् (श्रियाऽन्वितम्); सर्वकामसमृद्धार्थम् → सर्व-काम-समृद्ध-अर्थम्; मिंद्रस्य → इन्द्रस्य; सदनोपमम् → सदन-उपमम्

Characters & Entities

• Indumatī
• Indra

FAQs

What is the main image conveyed in this verse?

The verse portrays Indumatī’s home as extraordinarily prosperous and comfortable—so splendid that it is likened to Indra’s celestial palace.

Why is Indra’s residence used as a comparison?

Indra’s palace is a conventional Purāṇic benchmark for divine luxury and abundance; the comparison signals exceptional grandeur in a culturally recognizable way.

What ethical or thematic lesson can be drawn from this description?

At a thematic level, it highlights how external prosperity (śrī) can frame a narrative setting—often preparing the reader for subsequent events involving duty, desire, or the testing of character amid abundance.