Shloka 40

The Account of Sukalā (Vena-Episode Continuation): Padmāvatī, Gobhila’s Deception, and the Threat of a Curse

Devanagari script

सर्वाभरणशोभांगं पद्मावती पतिव्रता । मथुरेशः समायातः कदा धर्मपरायणः

Transliteration

sarvābharaṇaśobhāṃgaṃ padmāvatī pativratā | mathureśaḥ samāyātaḥ kadā dharmaparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

Padmāvatī — fiel ao esposo — cujos membros brilhavam com todos os ornamentos, perguntou a si mesma: «Quando virá aqui o Senhor de Mathurā, dedicado ao dharma?»

Word by Word

• सर्वाभरणशोभाङ्गम्: whose body is adorned with all ornaments
• सर्वाभरणशोभाङ्गम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of मथुरेशः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + आभरण + शोभा + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: सर्वैः आभरणैः शोभितम् अङ्गं यस्य (अर्थतः बहुव्रीहि-सदृश प्रयोगः, परन्तु रूपेण विशेषण-समास)

• पद्मावती: Padmāvatī
• पद्मावती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मावती (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Proper noun

• पतिव्रता: devoted to her husband
• पतिव्रता: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of पद्मावती)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: पतेः व्रतम् यस्याः

• मथुरेशः: the lord of Mathurā
• मथुरेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरा + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मथुरायाः ईशः

• समायातः: has arrived
• समायातः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa / Predicate adjective
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + √या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; ‘having come/arrived’

• कदा: when?
• कदा: Kāla (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb of time)

• धर्मपरायणः: devoted to righteousness
• धर्मपरायणः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of मथुरेशः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: धर्मे परायणः (devoted to dharma)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual voice; specific speaker not explicit in the isolated verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वाभरणशोभांगं = सर्वाभरणशोभा + अङ्गम् (आ + अ → आ).

Characters & Entities

• Padmāvatī
• Mathureśa (Lord of Mathurā)

FAQs

Who is referred to as “Mathureśa” in this verse?

“Mathureśa” literally means “Lord of Mathurā.” In Purāṇic usage it commonly functions as an epithet for the divine lord associated with Mathurā (often understood as Kṛṣṇa), emphasizing sacred geography and devotional identity.

What does “pativratā” convey about Padmāvatī’s character?

“Pativratā” denotes a woman steadfast in fidelity and duty toward her husband, representing an ideal of household dharma (gṛhastha-ethics) and moral steadfastness in Purāṇic literature.

What ethical or devotional lesson is highlighted here?

The verse pairs inner virtue with outer beauty: Padmāvatī’s ornamentation is mentioned, but the key emphasis is her fidelity and the longing for a dharma-centered lord—suggesting that righteousness and devotion are the true grounds of auspiciousness.