Shloka 81

The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

दीपरत्नैः सुखचिते धारयंती च कंकणे । उभयोर्दश रत्नानि निष्के च दशपंच च ॥ ८१ ॥

Transliteration

dīparatnaiḥ sukhacite dhārayaṃtī ca kaṃkaṇe | ubhayordaśa ratnāni niṣke ca daśapaṃca ca || 81 ||

Translation

她佩戴镶嵌宝石、令人欢悦的手镯；两只手镯各有十颗宝珠，而颈饰（niṣka）上则有十五颗。

Word by Word

• दीप-रत्नैः: with shining gems
• दीप-रत्नैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—दीपवत् रत्नानि / दीपस्य रत्नानि (lamp-like gems)

• सुख-चिते: in a comfortable (setting)
• सुख-चिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + चित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक, धातु √चि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—सुखेन चिते (filled with comfort/pleasure)

• धारयन्ती: wearing
• धारयन्ती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धारयन्त् (कृदन्त, धातु √धृ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present participle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कङ्कणे: in the bracelet
• कङ्कणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कङ्कण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘on/in the bracelet’

• उभयोः: of both
• उभयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; ‘of both (hands/bracelets)’

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; here used as numeral (ten) qualifying रत्नानि

• रत्नानि: gems
• रत्नानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; संख्या-विशेष्य

• निष्के: in the niṣka (neck-ornament)
• निष्के: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in the necklace/niṣka ornament’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• दश-पञ्च: fifteen (ten and five)
• दश-पञ्च: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या) + पञ्चन् (संख्या)
• Form: संख्या-द्वन्द्वः (copulative numeral) = ‘ten and five’ → fifteen; used adjectivally qualifying (ratnāni understood)

• च: also
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

Speaker

Suta

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

The verse uses the imagery of radiant jewels and measured ornamentation to signal divine auspiciousness (śrī) and the merit-bearing splendor often associated with tīrtha-mahātmya narratives in the Uttara-bhāga.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Indirectly, it supports bhakti by portraying the auspicious, luminous presence that devotion seeks—divine beauty and śrī—encouraging reverence (darśana-bhāva) within a sacred-place narrative rather than giving a direct instruction.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No explicit Vedāṅga teaching is stated; the verse is descriptive (alakāra/varṇana). Practically, it reflects ritual-aesthetic norms of auspicious markers (śubha-lakṣaṇa) used in Purāṇic tīrtha and worship contexts.