Shloka 33

Puṣkara Mahatmya: Brahmā’s Lotus-Tīrtha, Sacrifice, Initiation, and Kṣetra-Dharma

Devanagari script

युग्मयुग्माद्विधा चेह शोभन्त इव दंपती । सुपुष्पप्रभवाटोपैस्सिंदुवार द्रुपंक्तयः

Transliteration

yugmayugmādvidhā ceha śobhanta iva daṃpatī | supuṣpaprabhavāṭopaissiṃduvāra drupaṃktayaḥ

Translation

ที่นี่ แถวต้นสินธุวาระ (sinduvāra) จัดเรียงเป็นคู่แล้วคู่เล่า ส่องงามดุจคู่ครอง—รุ่งเรืองด้วยความโอ่อ่าฟูเฟื่องที่บังเกิดจากดอกไม้อันงดงาม

Word by Word

• yugma-yugm
  01t: from pair to pair
• yugma-yugm
  01t: Ap
  01d
  01na (/Ablative source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yugma + yugma (pr1tipadika/ + )
• Form: Nap 41saka (Neuter), Paf1cam
  2b vibhakti (Ablative/5th), Ekavacana (Singular); itaretara-dvandva: 'from pair to pair' (reduplication for distributive sense)

• vidh1: in two ways, variously
• vidh1: Kriy
  01-vi
  5be 63a 47a (/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidh
  01 (pr1tipadika/) used adverbially
• Form: Prak
  01ra-avyaya (adverb): 'in two ways/variously' (often used as indeclinable)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (avyaya/)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (conjunction): 'and'

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikara 47a (/Locative sense adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (avyaya/)
• Form: De
  5ba-avyaya (adverb): 'here'

• bobhanta 25: shining, appearing beautiful
• bobhanta 25: Kriy
  01 (/verbal qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bubh (dh1tu/) 5 (Kridanta: vartam1na-k 5bdanta)
• Form: Pu 43li 45ga (Masculine), Pratham1 vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (Plural); present active participle (
  5bat 5b), agreeing with drupa 43ktaya 25

• iva: as if
• iva: Sambandha (/comparative relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (avyaya/)
• Form: Upam1-avyaya (particle of comparison)

• da 43pat
  2b: a couple (husband and wife)
• da 43pat
  2b: Upam
  01na (/standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: da 43pat
  2b (pr1tipadika/)
• Form: Pu 43li 45ga (Masculine), Pratham1 vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Dvivacana (Dual)

• su-pu 63pa-prabhava-
  01 6dopai 25: with splendours born of fine flowers
• su-pu 63pa-prabhava-
  01 6dopai 25: Kara 47a (/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + pu 63pa + prabhava +
  01 6dopa (pr1tipadika/ + + + )
• Form: Pu 43li 45ga (Masculine), T5t
  2by1 vibhakti (Instrumental/3rd), Bahuvacana (Plural); tatpuru 63a: '
  01 6dopas (splendours/abundance) arising from beautiful flowers'

• si 43duv
  01ra: si 43duv
  01ra (trees/shrubs)
• si 43duv
  01ra: Karta (/Subject) - qualifier
• Type: Noun
• Root: si 43duv
  01ra (pr1tipadika/)
• Form: Pu 43li 45ga (Masculine), Pratham1 vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (Plural) understood with drupa 43ktaya 25 (appositional/qualifying)

• druma-pa 43ktaya 25: rows of trees
• druma-pa 43ktaya 25: Karta (/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: druma + pa 43kti (pr1tipadika/ + )
• Form: Str
  2bli 45ga (Feminine), Pratham1 vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (Plural); tatpuru 63a: 'rows of trees'

Speaker

Narrative voice (descriptive passage; no explicit dialogue speaker indicated in the provided shloka alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: forest

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: yugmayugm
01t + vidh
01 yugmayugm
01dvidh
01; ca + iha ceha;
016dopai25 + si43duv
01ra
016dopai25si43duv
01ra.

Characters & Entities

• Sinduvāra (tree)

FAQs

What is being described in this verse?

It poetically describes rows of sinduvāra trees arranged in pairs, appearing as charming as human couples because of their abundant, beautiful blossoms.

Does this shloka teach a direct theological point about Bhakti?

Not directly. In context, such verses typically enhance a sacred or auspicious setting through vivid natural imagery, supporting the mood of reverence rather than stating doctrine.

What is the ethical or reflective lesson suggested by the imagery?

The verse subtly invites contemplation on harmony and auspiciousness—how beauty and order in nature can mirror concord in human relationships and elevate the mind toward serenity.