Shloka 127

Means to Slay Tāraka: Girijā’s Birth, Kāma’s Burning, and Umā’s Austerities

Devanagari script

अनुयाता दुहित्रा तु स्वल्पालिपरिचारिका । लज्जाप्रणयनम्राङ्गी प्रविवेश निकेतनम्

Transliteration

anuyātā duhitrā tu svalpāliparicārikā | lajjāpraṇayanamrāṅgī praviveśa niketanam

Translation

Затем юная служанка, сопровождавшая дочь, с немногими прислужницами вошла в жилище, скромно склоняясь от стыда и ласковой почтительности.

Word by Word

• अनुयाता: having followed (accompanied)
• अनुयाता: Karta (कर्ता) / Predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + या (धातु) → अनुयात (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle, क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having followed/attended’ (qualifies implied subject: मेना)

• दुहित्रा: with (her) daughter
• दुहित्रा: Sahakāraka (सह/साकं)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/सह), एकवचन; सहार्थे तृतीया (instrumental of accompaniment)

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक: ‘but/and’

• स्वल्प-अलि-परिचारिका: a maid with few attendants
• स्वल्प-अलि-परिचारिका: Karta (कर्ता) (appositional to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + अलि (प्रातिपदिक) + परिचारिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘a maid/attendant with few companions (female friends/maids)’

• लज्जा-प्रणय-नम्र-अङ्गी: she whose limbs were modestly bent with affection
• लज्जा-प्रणय-नम्र-अङ्गी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लज्जा (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रणय (प्रातिपदिक) + नम्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमास (possessive: ‘she whose limbs are bowed due to modest affection’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of the girl/daughter)

• प्रविवेश: entered
• प्रविवेश: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• निकेतनम्: dwelling/house
• निकेतनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निकेतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual third-person narration within the Purāṇic dialogue)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: लज्जाप्रणयनम्राङ्गी = लज्जा-प्रणय-नम्र-अङ्गी (आ + अङ्गी → आङ्गी); स्वल्पालिपरिचारिका = स्वल्प-अलि-परिचारिका.

FAQs

What scene does this verse describe in Padma Purana 1.43.127?

It describes a young maidservant entering the dwelling after accompanying the daughter, emphasizing her modest, respectful demeanor.

What ethical or cultural value is highlighted by the phrase lajjā-praṇaya-namrāṅgī?

It highlights modesty (lajjā) combined with affectionate respect (praṇaya) expressed through humble bodily conduct (namra-aṅgī), a valued social-ethical ideal in Purāṇic narrative settings.

Does this verse mention any major deities or tīrthas directly?

No. This is a narrative-detail verse and does not directly name deities, sacred places, or doctrinal points; its value is contextual and character-descriptive.