Shloka 81

Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu

Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration

Devanagari script

रजतकनकचित्रवेदिकायां परिकृतरत्नविचित्रवीथिकायाम् । स ददर्श मृगाधिपः सभायां सुरुचिर जालगवाक्षशोभितायाम्

Transliteration

rajatakanakacitravedikāyāṃ parikṛtaratnavicitravīthikāyām | sa dadarśa mṛgādhipaḥ sabhāyāṃ surucira jālagavākṣaśobhitāyām

Translation

Naquele salão, cujas plataformas eram artisticamente incrustadas de prata e ouro, e cujas alamedas se adornavam com joias de variedade primorosa, o senhor das feras contemplou uma esplêndida câmara de assembleia, embelezada por encantadoras janelas de treliça.

Word by Word

• रजत-कनक-चित्र-वेदिकायाम्: on a platform inlaid with silver and gold
• रजत-कनक-चित्र-वेदिकायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजत (प्रातिपदिक) + कनक (प्रातिपदिक) + चित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वेदिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘रजतेन कनकेन च चित्रा वेदिका’

• परिकृत-रत्न-विचित्र-वीथिकायाम्: in a gallery adorned with various gems
• परिकृत-रत्न-विचित्र-वीथिकायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिकृत (कृदन्त; परि-कृ धातु) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वीथिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘परिकृता (सज्जिता) रत्नैः, विचित्रा वीथिका’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• मृग-अधिपः: the lord of beasts (lion)
• मृग-अधिपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘मृगाणाम् अधिपः’

• सभायाम्: in the assembly hall
• सभायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• सुरुचिर: very beautiful
• सुरुचिर: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (agreeing with सभायाम् understood/with the hall-description)

• जालगवाक्ष-शोभितायाम्: adorned with lattice-windows
• जालगवाक्ष-शोभितायाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाल (प्रातिपदिक) + गवाक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + शोभित (कृदन्त; शुभ्/शोभ् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘जालगवाक्षैः शोभिता’ (adorned with lattice-windows)

Speaker

Narrator (descriptive verse; no direct speech indicated in this śloka alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: समास-विग्रहः: रजत-कनक-चित्र-वेदिका; परिकृत-रत्न-विचित्र-वीथिका; जाल-गवाक्ष-शोभिता. ‘सुरुचिर’ is taken as adjective qualifying the hall-description in सप्तमी.

Characters & Entities

• mṛgādhipaḥ (lion; epithet)

FAQs

Who is called mṛgādhipaḥ in this verse?

Mṛgādhipaḥ literally means “lord of beasts” and commonly denotes a lion; here it functions as an epithet for the figure who is observing the splendid hall.

What is being described in this śloka?

The verse paints a courtly/architectural scene: platforms decorated with silver and gold, jewel-adorned walkways, and an assembly hall made attractive by lattice-like windows.

Does this verse teach a direct ethical or bhakti lesson?

Not directly; it is primarily a descriptive (kāvya-like) passage emphasizing splendor and craftsmanship, likely setting the scene for the narrative that follows in the chapter.