Shloka 14

कुशवंशवर्णनम्

The Line of Kuśa and the Disfigurement of Kuśanābha’s Daughters by Vāyu

Devanagari script

अथ ताश्चारुसर्वाङ्ग्यो रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि।उद्यानभूमिमागम्य तारा इव घनान्तरे।।।।

Transliteration

atha tāś cārusarvāṅgyo rūpeṇāpratimā bhuvi |

udyānabhūmim āgamya tārā iva ghanāntare || 1.32.14 ||

Translation

随后，那些肢体娟秀、在人间无与伦比的少女来到园地，在云间如群星般闪耀。

Word by Word

• ताः: them
• ताः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; object of दृष्ट्वा

• सर्वगुणसम्पन्नाः: endowed with all virtues
• सर्वगुणसम्पन्नाः: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण; with ताः as object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + गुण + सम्पन्न (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from √पद्/√पन् with सम्-)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष = सर्वैः गुणैः सम्पन्नाः (‘endowed with all virtues’); describes the maidens (context)

• रूपयौवनसंयुताः: possessing beauty and youth
• रूपयौवनसंयुताः: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप + यौवन + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from √युज् with सम्-)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व (रूप-यौवन) + तत्पुरुष sense ‘joined with’; ‘endowed with beauty and youth’

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (gerund) = ‘having seen’

• सर्वात्मकः: all-pervading
• सर्वात्मकः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष = सर्वस्य आत्मकः (‘all-pervading’); विशेषण of वायुः

• वायुः: Vāyu (wind-god)
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; deictic; modifies वचनम्

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; object of अब्रवीत्

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

At the sight of the maidens embellished with all virtues and youth and beauty, the all-pervading Wind-god addressed them these words:

Characters & Entities

• udyāna (garden)
• ghana (clouds)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

By portraying beauty as radiant yet set among clouds, the verse subtly anticipates the dharmic theme that worldly splendour can be surrounded by danger or temptation, requiring discernment and restraint.

What is the narrative situation?

A poetic description of the maidens’ appearance in the garden immediately before the wind-god’s proposal.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

No direct virtue is stated; the verse functions as aesthetic framing that heightens the moral tension of what follows.