Shloka 19

Śatrughna’s Entry into Ahicchatrā

Temptation of Sumada and the Goddess’s Boon

Devanagari script

पंचास्यपृष्ठललिता पाशांकुशधरावरा । धनुर्बाणधरा माता जगत्पावनपावनी

Transliteration

paṃcāsyapṛṣṭhalalitā pāśāṃkuśadharāvarā | dhanurbāṇadharā mātā jagatpāvanapāvanī

Translation

Мать, изящно пребывающая на спине Пятиликого (Шивы), превосходная и благодатная, держит петлю и крюк; несёт также лук и стрелы и есть очистительница мира, вечно очищающая.

Word by Word

• पञ्चास्यपृष्ठललिता: graceful upon the back of the five-faced (one)
• पञ्चास्यपृष्ठललिता: Karta (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या) + आस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + ललिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास (पञ्चास्यस्य पृष्ठे ललिता इति), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषण (माता)

• पाशाङ्कुशधरा: bearing a noose and a goad
• पाशाङ्कुशधरा: Karta (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्कुश (प्रातिपदिक) + धरा (√धृ + अ)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद (पाश+अङ्कुश) + उपपद-समास (धरा), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अवरा: excellent, foremost (lit. not inferior)
• अवरा: Karta (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (माता)

• धनुर्बाणधरा: bearing bow and arrows
• धनुर्बाणधरा: Karta (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + धरा (√धृ + अ)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद (धनुस्+बाण) + उपपद-समास (धरा), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• माता: the Mother (Goddess)
• माता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• जगत्पावनपावनी: the purifier who purifies the world
• जगत्पावनपावनी: Karta (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पावन (प्रातिपदिक) + पावनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (जगतः पावनी), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (माता)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative praise/description within the chapter; exact dialogic speaker not provided in the input).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: पाशांकुश = पाश + अङ्कुश (आगम/दीर्घ sandhi); धनुर्बाण = धनुस् + बाण (visarga sandhi); जगत्पावन = जगत् + पावन (त् + प् → त्प्).

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Mother Goddess)
• Shiva (as the five-faced one, implied)

FAQs

Who is described as 'jagatpāvanapāvanī' in this verse?

The verse praises the Mother Goddess (Devī) as the purifier of the entire world—one whose very nature is to sanctify and cleanse.

What do the noose (pāśa) and goad (aṅkuśa) symbolize here?

In Śākta iconography, the noose and goad commonly signify control over binding attachments and the power to direct or restrain the mind and senses toward dharma and liberation.

Why are bow and arrows attributed to the Mother in this description?

The bow and arrows present Devī as a protective, warrior aspect—capable of overcoming obstacles and hostile forces, while still being a benevolent, boon-giving Mother.