Śrīmad Bhāgavata 1.18.27

Synonyms

[Parīkṣit²³³]; tāluḥ — [whose] palate [jihvā-mūlam²³⁴]; viśuṣyat — was parched [with thirst (viśeṣeṇa śuṣyat);²³⁵ (nīrasam)²³⁶]; ayācata — requested [prārthitavān²³⁷]; udakam — water [jalam²³⁸]; [from the sage (munim)]; tathā-bhūtam — [who] was withdrawn into that meditative state [characterized by perfect tranquility and the other attributes previously described (pūrvokta-śāntādi-viśeṣaṇa-viśiṣṭam);²³⁹ meaning that the king requested water from him in spite of seeing him in that condition (dṛṣṭvā ca tathā-bhūtam api muniṁ rājā udakam ayācata)²⁴⁰]; [wearing or covered by (ācchannam)²⁴¹]; rauraveṇa ajinena — a Ruru deerskin [the skin of a particular breed of deer that goes by the name Ruru (ruruḥ mṛga-viśeṣaḥ tasya carmaṇā)]; ca — and; ācchannam — covered [āvṛtam²⁴²]; viprakīrṇa-jaṭā — [with] disheveled matted hair [vikṣiptābhir-jaṭābhiḥ²⁴³].

Parīkṣit, whose palate was parched with thirst, requested water from the sage who was withdrawn into that meditative state, wearing a Ruru deerskin and covered with disheveled matted hair.

Notes

233Vijayadhvaja Tīrtha.↩

234Vijayadhvaja Tīrtha.↩

235Unless otherwise indicated, this and the remaining bracketed inserts in verse 27 are Śrīdhara Svāmī’s comments.↩

236Vijayadhvaja Tīrtha.↩

237Vijayadhvaja Tīrtha.↩

238Vīrarāghava.↩

239Vaṁśīdhara.↩

240Giridhara.↩

241The word ācchannam, “covered,” is to be applied both to viprakīrṇa-jaṭā, “disheveled matted hair,” and to rauraveṇa ajinena, “a Ruru deerskin.” This is pointed out by Śrīdhara Svāmī and most of the principal Bhāgavata commentators. Vaṁśīdhara comments that although the word ācchannam is part of the compound viprakīrṇa-jaṭācchannam, it is extracted from the compound out of semantic and syntactical necessity (sāpekṣatvāt samāsāntargatam apy ākṛṣyate).↩

242Vīrarāghava.↩

243Vīrarāghava.↩

SB 1.18.27

Synonyms

Translation

Raise a Query

No questions yet