Shloka 10

Puṣkara Sacrifice: Gāyatrī’s Marriage, Sāvitrī’s Wrath, Rudra’s Test, and the Tīrtha-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

केन चेयं जटा पुत्रि रक्तसूत्रावकल्पिता । एवंविधानि वाक्यानि श्रुत्वोवाच स्वयं हरिः

Transliteration

kena ceyaṃ jaṭā putri raktasūtrāvakalpitā | evaṃvidhāni vākyāni śrutvovāca svayaṃ hariḥ

Translation

«Кем, дочь моя, эта спутанная прядь устроена и перевязана красной нитью?» Услышав такие слова, сам Хари заговорил.

Word by Word

• kena: by whom? with what?
• kena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम (interrogative pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• iyam: this
• iyam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); संकेत-प्रदर्शक सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun)

• jaṭā: matted hair, braid
• jaṭā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṭā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• putri: O daughter
• putri: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• rakta-sūtra-avakalpitā: arranged with a red thread
• rakta-sūtra-avakalpitā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta (प्रातिपदिक) + sūtra (प्रातिपदिक) + ava√kḷp (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि-क्त (PPP in -ta): avakalpita ‘arranged/contrived’; तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘रक्तसूत्रेण अवकल्पिता’ (instrumental sense)

• evaṃ-vidhāni: such (of this kind)
• evaṃ-vidhāni: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय: ‘एवंविधानि’ = ‘such kinds’

• vākyāni: words, statements
• vākyāni: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive in -tvā), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), स्वार्थक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘oneself’)

• hariḥ: Hari (Vishnu)
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Hari (Vishnu)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: ceyaṃ = ca iyam; raktasūtrāvakalpitā = rakta-sūtra-avakalpitā; śrutvovāca = śrutvā uvāca.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

Who is speaking in this verse, and to whom?

Hari (Vishnu) speaks, addressing someone as “putri” (“daughter”), indicating he is speaking to a female figure within the ongoing dialogue.

What is the narrative function of mentioning a red thread (raktasūtra)?

The red thread is presented as a notable detail that prompts inquiry, signaling a ritual, vow, or identifying mark within the story and setting up Hari’s response in the dialogue.

What ethical or spiritual lesson is suggested by this exchange?

The verse models attentive listening and discerning inquiry: after hearing statements, Hari responds directly, implying that clarity is gained through careful questioning rather than assumption.