Shloka 8.24Unverified draft
तासां तेनातिकान्तेन वचनेन सुवर्चसाम्। मुखपद्मान्यशोभन्त पद्मानीव हिमात्यये।।1.8.24।।
Meaning
On hearing these exceedingly charming words, the queens' radiant, lotus-like faces shone forth like lotuses blooming after the departure of winter.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tāsām | तासाम् | of those women | Genitive plural |
| tena atikāntena | तेन अतिकान्तेन | by that exceedingly delightful | Instrumental singular |
| vacanena | वचनेन | speech | Instrumental singular |
| su-varcasām | सु-वर्चसाम् | of the splendorous ones | Genitive plural |
| mukha-padmāni | मुख-पद्मानि | the lotus-faces | Nominative plural |
| aśobhanta | अशोभन्त | shone forth | Verb (imperfect) |
| padmāni iva | पद्मानि इव | like lotuses | Nominative plural |
| hima-atyaye | हिम-अत्यये | at the passing of winter | Locative singular |
Reference: 1.8.24 · Bāla Kāṇḍa