Shloka 25

Devanagari script

कृतकण्ठगुणाः क्षीबा रक्तमाल्यानुलेपनाः।रक्ताक्षाः पुष्कराक्षाश्च गगनं प्रतिपेदिरे।।।।

Transliteration

kṛta-kaṇṭha-guṇāḥ kṣībā rakta-mālya-anulepanāḥ | raktākṣāḥ puṣkarākṣāś ca gaganaṃ pratipedire ||

Translation

கழுத்தணிகள் அணிந்து, மதமயக்கத்துடன், செம்மலர்களின் மாலையும் செஞ்சந்தனப் பூச்சும் பூண்டு, செந்நிறக் கண்களுடன்—ஆயினும் தாமரைப் போன்ற கண்களையுடைய—வித்தியாதரர்கள் வான்வழி பறந்து சென்றனர்।

Word by Word

• kṛta-kaṇṭha-guṇāḥ: having necklaces/neck-ornaments
• kṛta-kaṇṭha-guṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृ-धातु + क्त) + kaṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• kṣībāḥ: intoxicated
• kṣībāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣība (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• rakta-mālya-anulepanāḥ: with red garlands and red unguents
• rakta-mālya-anulepanāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta (प्रातिपदिक) + mālya (प्रातिपदिक) + anulepana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• rakta-akṣāḥ: red-eyed
• rakta-akṣāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• puṣkara-akṣāḥ: lotus-eyed
• puṣkara-akṣāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣkara (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• gaganam: sky
• gaganam: Karma (कर्म) (goal as object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gagana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• pratipedire: went/attained (flew to)
• pratipedire: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati + pad (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

Context

The intoxicated vidyadharas with eyes red like lotuses, wearing garlands around the neck and smeared with red sandalpaste flew into the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Vidyādhara
• Gagana (sky)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

It implicitly critiques reliance on intoxication and luxury: when reality strikes, ornament and indulgence do not provide refuge; dharma rests on steadiness and clarity.

What is the narrative situation?

A descriptive follow-up: the Vidyādharas, previously reveling, flee upward in alarm.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By contrast, Hanumān’s sobriety of purpose is highlighted against their distracted revelry.