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Shloka 32

The Description of Mohinī’s Love Episode

Devanagari script

यादृग्विधं मोहिनमोहनार्थं विनिर्मितं यद्विधिना स्वरूपम् । मृगेंद्रशत्रोःकरसन्निकाशे जंघे विलोमे द्रुतकांचनाभे ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

yādṛgvidhaṃ mohinamohanārthaṃ vinirmitaṃ yadvidhinā svarūpam | mṛgeṃdraśatroḥkarasannikāśe jaṃghe vilome drutakāṃcanābhe || 32 ||

Translation

此等形相乃造化之主（Vidhātā）所塑，为迷醉那位迷人者摩希尼亦在所不惜：她的小腿如“兽中王”之敌的前臂，体毛逆伏其向，光辉灿然，宛若熔金流照。

Word by Word
यादृक्-विधम्of what kind
यादृक्-विधम्:
विशेषण (Qualifier of स्वरूपम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootयादृक् (प्रातिपदिक) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (यादृक् एव विधः = of what kind)
मोहिनी-मोहन-अर्थम्for enchanting Mohinī
मोहिनी-मोहन-अर्थम्:
प्रयोजन (Purpose; accusative of purpose)
TypeNoun
Rootमोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + मोहन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मोहिन्याः मोहनस्य अर्थम् = for the purpose of enchanting Mohinī)
विनिर्मितम्created, fashioned
विनिर्मितम्:
विशेषण (Predicate participle to स्वरूपम्)
TypeVerb
Rootवि+निर्+√मा (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (constructed/created)
यत्which
यत्:
सम्बन्ध (Relative marker)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)
विधिनाby the creator/ordainer, by method
विधिना:
करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootविधि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
स्वरूपम्own form, appearance
स्वरूपम्:
कर्म/वर्ण्य (Object/thing described)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
मृगेन्द्र-शत्रोःof the enemy of the lion (elephant)
मृगेन्द्र-शत्रोः:
षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootमृग-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मृगेन्द्रस्य शत्रुः = enemy of the lion; i.e., elephant)
कर-सन्निकाशेin/at (something) resembling the elephant’s trunk/hand
कर-सन्निकाशे:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
TypeAdjective
Rootकर (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (करस्य सन्निकाशः = resembling the hand/trunk)
जङ्घेin the two shanks/legs
जङ्घे:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootजङ्घा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, द्विवचन (dual locative)
विलोमेwith hair reversed/against the grain
विलोमे:
विशेषण (Adjectival to अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविलोम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, द्विवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with जङ्घे)
द्रुत-काञ्चन-आभेshining like molten gold
द्रुत-काञ्चन-आभे:
विशेषण (Adjectival to जङ्घे)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्रुत (प्रातिपदिक) + काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक) + आभा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, द्विवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (द्रुतकाञ्चनस्य आभा यस्ये = having the sheen of molten gold)
Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purana to the sages, in a descriptive passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities
M
Mohini
V
Vidhi

FAQs

It highlights how divinely-ordained forms can surpass ordinary standards of beauty and power—so compelling that they are said to “enchant the enchantress,” pointing to the supremacy of divine māyā and purposeful manifestation.

By portraying an awe-inspiring, luminous form, the verse supports bhakti through darśana-bhāva—devotion rooted in contemplation of the Lord’s wondrous manifestations, which draw the mind away from worldly fascination toward sacred remembrance.

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught directly; however, the verse exemplifies careful Sanskrit poetic description (alakāra) and precise vocabulary—useful for Vyākaraṇa-based reading and accurate mantra/śloka recitation.

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