Shloka 78

Umā’s Austerity, Kauśikī’s Manifestation, and Skanda’s Birth Leading to Tāraka’s Defeat

Devanagari script

संभवे प्रक्रमे चैव विचित्राख्या न संशयः । एवमुत्सृष्टशापायां गिरिपुत्र्यामनंतरं

Transliteration

saṃbhave prakrame caiva vicitrākhyā na saṃśayaḥ | evamutsṛṣṭaśāpāyāṃ giriputryāmanaṃtaraṃ

Translation

‘ସମ୍ଭବ’ ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗରେ ଓ ଘଟଣାକ୍ରମରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତାହା ‘ବିଚିତ୍ରାଖ୍ୟା’ ବୋଲି ପରିଚିତ—ଏଥିରେ ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ। ଏଭଳି ଶାପମୁକ୍ତ ଗିରିପୁତ୍ରୀ ପରେ ସତ୍ୱର…

Word by Word

• संभवे: in the arising/origin
• संभवे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रक्रमे: in the course/procedure
• प्रक्रमे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• विचित्राख्या: named Vicitrā
• विचित्राख्या: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'vicitra' + 'ākhyā' = 'having a wondrous name'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/प्रकार-वाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• उत्सृष्टशापायाम्: when the curse had been pronounced
• उत्सृष्टशापायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्सृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'utsṛṣṭa' + 'śāpa' = 'whose curse has been uttered/released'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• गिरिपुत्र्याम्: in the mountain-daughter (Pārvatī)
• गिरिपुत्र्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'giri' + 'putrī' = 'daughter of the mountain'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Unclear from single-verse context (narrator voice within the Adhyaya)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव; एवमुत्सृष्टशापायाम् = एवम् + उत्सृष्टशापायाम्; गिरिपुत्र्यामनंतरं = गिरिपुत्र्याम् + अनन्तरम्.

Characters & Entities

• Sambhava
• Giriputrī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

Who is the ‘giriputrī’ mentioned in this verse?

‘Giriputrī’ literally means “daughter of the mountain” and commonly denotes Pārvatī, daughter of Himālaya, in Purāṇic usage.

What does ‘Vicitrākhyā’ indicate here?

It indicates a specific name or epithet—‘Vicitrākhyā’ (“of wondrous name/renown”)—attached to the account or section being referenced.

Why does the verse end with “anantaraṃ” (immediately after)?

The verse is syntactically incomplete on its own and clearly continues into the next śloka, setting up the next event that occurs right after the curse is lifted.