Vamana Purana — Nara-Narayana's Tapas, Shloka 13

Nara-Narayana’s Tapas, Indra’s Temptation, and the Burning of Kama: The Origin of Ananga and the Shiva-Linga Episode

Devanagari script

तेषामनु तथा नीपाः पिङ्करा इव रेजिरे स्वमिसंलब्धसंमाना भृत्या राजसुतानिव

Transliteration

teṣāmanu tathā nīpāḥ piṅkarā iva rejire svamisaṃlabdhasaṃmānā bhṛtyā rājasutāniva

Translation

Theo sau họ, những cây nīpa cũng rực sáng như mang sắc vàng nâu; tựa các bề tôi được chính chủ mình ban vinh dự, đứng trang nghiêm như các hoàng tử.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अनु: after, following
• अनु: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; here: adverbial ‘after/following’

• तथा: likewise, thus
• तथा: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner-adverb ‘thus/likewise’

• नीपाः: nīpa trees (kadamba-like)
• नीपाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• पिङ्कराः: tawny, reddish-brown
• पिङ्कराः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying नीपाः)

• इव: like, as if
• इव: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Comparative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• रेजिरे: shone, were resplendent
• रेजिरे: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• स्वामि-संलब्ध-संमानाः: having honor received from their master
• स्वामि-संलब्ध-संमानाः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सं-लभ् (धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय) + सम्मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष): ‘स्वामिना संलब्धः सम्मानः येषाम्’ (having honor obtained from the master)

• भृत्याः: servants
• भृत्याः: उपमान (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• राज-सुतान्: king’s sons
• राज-सुतान्: उपमेय (Object of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘राज्ञः सुताः’ (king’s sons)

• इव: like
• इव: अव्यय-सम्बन्ध (Comparative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक अव्यय

Speakers

• Dialogue frame not explicit in provided excerpt; descriptive narration

Key Themes

• Sacred landscape praise
• Hierarchy and honor (svāmi–bhṛtya metaphor)
• Auspicious coloration and bloom

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Honor properly bestowed elevates the whole community: as servants gain esteem from a worthy master, they ‘shine’ in dignity. The verse uses social ethics (recognition, rightful patronage) to interpret natural flourishing.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Ancillary descriptive narration supporting the chapter’s setting; not a core pancalakṣaṇa unit. It functions as contextual varnana that often accompanies tīrtha-mahātmya passages in Purāṇas.

What is the symbolic significance?

The master–servant analogy suggests cosmic governance: when the ‘lordly principle’ (order/ṛta) is present, subordinate elements align and display beauty. The nīpa trees ‘following’ earlier blossoms also encodes seasonal procession and harmonious succession.