Vamana Purana — Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva, Shloka 2

The Saptarishis Seek Uma for Shiva: Himavan Grants the Marriage

Devanagari script

रक्ताङ्गी रक्तनेत्रा च रक्ताम्बरविभूषिता रागिणि नाम संजाता ज्येष्ठा मेनासुता मुने

Transliteration

raktāṅgī raktanetrā ca raktāmbaravibhūṣitā rāgiṇi nāma saṃjātā jyeṣṭhā menāsutā mune

Translation

她肢体赤红，双目亦红，身披红衣而庄严。她生来名为“罗吉尼”（Rāgiṇī），为梅那（Menā）之长女，噢，圣贤。

Word by Word

• रक्ताङ्गी: red-limbed (female)
• रक्ताङ्गी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त + अङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘रक्तानि अङ्गानि यस्याः सा’ (having red limbs)

• रक्तनेत्रा: red-eyed (female)
• रक्तनेत्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘रक्ते नेत्रे यस्याः सा’ (having red eyes)

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

• रक्ताम्बरविभूषिता: adorned with red garments
• रक्ताम्बरविभूषिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त + अम्बर + विभूषित (कृदन्त; √भूष् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/क्तवतु-भावः), कर्मणि प्रयोगभावः—‘रक्ताम्बरेण विभूषिता’ (adorned with red garments)

• रागिणी: Rāgiṇī (name)
• रागिणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रागिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘रागिणी’ (a named female/person)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः अव्ययवत्—नामनिर्देशार्थक (used to indicate a name: “by name”)

• संजाता: was born / arose
• संजाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + जात (कृदन्त; √जन् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)—‘सम्यक् जाता/उत्पन्ना’ (born/come into being)

• ज्येष्ठा: eldest
• ज्येष्ठा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘ज्येष्ठा’ (eldest)

• मेनासुता: daughter of Menā
• मेनासुता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना + सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘मेनायाः सुता’ (daughter of Menā)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speakers

• Pulastya (continuing narration within the dialogue frame
• typically addressing Nārada as 'mune')

Key Themes

• Vamsha/lineage narration
• Physiognomic description
• Onomastics (name reflecting qualities)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "shringara", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Names and descriptors in Purāṇic literature often encode temperament and destiny; the emphasis on 'red' and the name Rāgiṇī suggest an identity shaped by rajas (activity/passion), reminding readers that dispositions (guṇa-s) influence conduct and outcomes.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vaṃśānucarita: the text is cataloguing descendants with identifying marks, a common Purāṇic method for anchoring later episodes and relationships.

What is the symbolic significance?

The pervasive 'red' motif can symbolically point to rajas—energy, desire, dynamism—serving as a literary cue about character-type rather than merely physical appearance.