Shloka 8

Sukanyā’s Encounter with the Aśvins and Cyavana’s Rejuvenation (लोमश–सुकन्या–च्यवनोपाख्यानम्)

Devanagari script

सर्वाभरणसम्पन्ना परमाम्बरधारिणी । शोभसे त्वनवद्याज्ि न त्वेवे मलपड़किनी,“निर्दोष अंगोंवाली सुन्दरी! यदि तुम समस्त भूषणोंसे भूषित हो जाओ और अच्छे- अच्छे वस्त्र पहन लो तो उस समय तुम्हारी जो शोभा होगी, वैसी इस मल और पंकसे युक्त मलिन वेशमें नहीं हो रही है

Transliteration

sarvābharaṇasampannā paramāmbaradhāriṇī | śobhase tvanavadyāsi na tveva malapaṅkinī ||

Translation

களங்கமற்ற அங்கங்களையுடைய அழகியவளே! நீ எல்லா ஆபரணங்களாலும் அலங்கரித்து சிறந்த ஆடைகளை அணிந்தால் உன் அழகு மேலும் ஒளிரும்; மண்-சேறு படிந்த இம்மாசுடைய உடையில் அது அப்படிப் புலப்படவில்லை.

Word by Word

सर्वाभरणसम्पन्नाendowed with all ornaments

परमाम्बरधारिणीwearing excellent garments

शोभसेyou shine / you appear beautiful

त्वम्you

अनवद्यblameless / faultless (O ...)

अङ्गिO fair-limbed one

नnot

त्वाyou (as object)

एवindeed / just

मलपङ्किनीcovered with dirt and mud

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Lomaśa (sage)

a blameless beautiful woman (addressed as anavadyā)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse contrasts inherent worth and beauty with outward conditions: adornment and clean attire can reveal splendor, while dirt and neglect conceal it. Ethically, it suggests considerate guidance—encouraging someone to restore dignity and well-being rather than judging them by a degraded appearance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa addresses a woman whose appearance is marred by dirt and mud. He remarks that if she were properly dressed and ornamented, her beauty would be evident, implying a request or counsel to change from a soiled state to a more fitting presentation.