Shloka 11

Raivataka-giri Mahotsava and the Counsel on Subhadrā’s Marriage (रैवतके महोत्सवः — सुभद्राविवाहोपायविचारः)

Devanagari script

तौ तु पीत्वा वरं पानं मदरक्तान्तलोचनौ । दृष्टवैव तां वरारोहां व्यथितौ सम्बभूवतु:,उन दोनोंने बहुत अच्छा मादक रस पी लिया था, जिससे उनके नेत्र नशेके कारण कुछ लाल हो गये थे। उस सुन्दर अंगोंवाली तिलोत्तमाको देखते ही वे दोनों दैत्य कामवेदनासे व्यथित हो उठे

Transliteration

tau tu pītvā varaṁ pānaṁ madaraktāntalocanau | dṛṣṭvaiva tāṁ varārohāṁ vyathitau sambabhūvatuḥ ||

Translation

Depois de beberem uma excelente bebida intoxicante, as bordas de seus olhos avermelharam-se pela embriaguez. No instante em que viram Tilottamā, de membros belos e quadris nobres, os dois daityas foram tomados por agitação e aflição nascidas do desejo.

Word by Word

तौthose two

तुbut/indeed

पीत्वाhaving drunk

वरम्excellent

पानम्drink, beverage

मदintoxication

रक्तreddened, red

अन्तend/inner part

लोचनौhaving eyes (with inner corners) reddened by intoxication

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

एवindeed, just

ताम्her

वरexcellent, beautiful

आरोहाम्a woman of fine figure/beautiful-limbed

व्यथितौdistressed, pained

सम्together/fully (prefix)

बभूवतुःthey became

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Narada

Tilottamā

two Daityas (unnamed in this verse)

intoxicating drink (pāna)

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 underscores an ethical principle: intoxication (mada) and unchecked desire (kāma) quickly disturb the mind and impair judgment, leading to agitation and suffering rather than clarity and restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes two daityas who, after drinking a potent intoxicant, see the beautiful Tilottamā; immediately they become afflicted with desire and inner turmoil.