Varaha Purana 175.28: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 28

The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter

Devanagari script

क्षामोदरी समकुक्षिः पीनोन्नतपयोधरा ॥ कम्बुग्रीवा संवृतास्या सुदती स्वधराहनुः

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 175.28

Transliteration

kṣāmodarī samakukṣiḥ pīnon-nata-payodharā | kambugrīvā saṃvṛtāsyā sudatī svadharāhanuḥ ||

Translation

ఆమె నడుము సన్నగా, ఉదరం సమంగా, స్తనాలు పుష్టిగా ఉన్నతంగా ఉండెను. ఆమె కంఠం శంఖసదృశం, ముఖం సుగఠితం, దంతాలు సుందరం, దవడ దృఢం.

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• क्षाम-उदरी: slender-bellied
• क्षाम-उदरी: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षाम (प्रातिपदिक) + उदरिन्/उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण (adjectival epithet)

• सम-कुक्षिः: with even/flawless flanks
• सम-कुक्षिः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक) + कुक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण

• पीन-उन्नत-पयोधरा: having full, uplifted breasts
• पीन-उन्नत-पयोधरा: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीन (प्रातिपदिक) + उन्नत (प्रातिपदिक) + पयोधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण; बहुपद-समास (multi-member compound)

• कम्बु-ग्रीवा: conch-like necked
• कम्बु-ग्रीवा: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कम्बु (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रीवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण

• संवृत-आस्या: with a modest/closed mouth
• संवृत-आस्या: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संवृत (कृदन्त; √वृ/वृञ् आवरणे) + आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण; संवृत = भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• सु-दती: having fine teeth
• सु-दती: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दत्/दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण

• स्व-धरा-हनुः: with a chin/jaw like her own (well-formed)
• स्व-धरा-हनुः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + धरा (प्रातिपदिक) + हनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण; बहुपद-समास

Speaker

Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Poetics
• Vaishnavism

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What is the historical significance of this verse?

It exemplifies Purāṇic narrative style using classical bodily epithets, reflecting shared aesthetic conventions across Sanskrit literature.

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No explicit place-name occurs in this verse; it is a descriptive passage rather than a geographic marker.

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