sarvālaṅkārayuktāṃ saralapadayutāṃ sādhuvṛttāṃ suvarṇāṃsadbhiḥ saṃstūyamānāṃ sarasaguṇayutāṃ lakṣitāṃ lakṣaṇāḍhyām ;udyadbhūṣāviśeṣāmupagatavinayāṃ dyotamānārtharekhāṃkalyāṇīṃ deva gaurīpriya mama kavitākanyakāṃ tvaṃ gṛhāṇa . 98.
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Receive this daughter of poetry
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02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHA
A phrase at a time.
Follow the words into meaning. Select a phrase to locate it in the verse above. Read the quarters together for the full sentence.
Sringeri IAST text · source wording and line-break hyphens retained. English glosses follow the connected Sanskrit sense.
Vignanam text · spellings and hyphens retained. English glosses follow the base Sanskrit; variant readings are not separately translated.
| Selected phrase | Meaning in context |
|---|---|
Adorned with ornaments, simple words, good metres and beautiful syllables, | |
Praised by the good, rich in feeling and qualities and marked by auspicious features, | |
Humble, distinctively adorned and radiant with meaning, | |
May you receive this auspicious daughter of my poetry, beloved of Gauri. |
These four study units follow the printed quarters. Sentences and compounds can continue across a line break; read the whole verse for connected meaning. The source wording stays unchanged.
| Selected phrase | Meaning in context |
|---|---|
Adorned with ornaments, simple words, good metres and beautiful syllables, Key expressions in this quarter: alaṅkāra — ornament or poetic figure; saralapada — simple words; vṛtta — metre or conduct. | |
Praised by the good, rich in feeling and qualities and marked by auspicious features, Key expressions in this quarter: rasa — feeling or poetic flavour; guṇa — quality. | |
Humble, distinctively adorned and radiant with meaning, Key expressions in this quarter: vinaya — humility; artha — meaning. | |
May you receive this auspicious daughter of my poetry, beloved of Gauri. Key expressions in this quarter: kavitākanyakā — daughter of poetry. |
Selected words and compound parts are shown in IAST. This is a contextual vocabulary study, not an exhaustive grammatical analysis. The source phrase follows your selected script. Locate highlights that unchanged phrase; learning forms are not substituted into the verse.
| Word / source phrase | Meaning in context |
|---|---|
ornament or poetic figure | |
simple words | |
metre or conduct Metre in the poetic reading and conduct in the maiden image. | |
feeling or poetic flavour | |
quality | |
humility | |
meaning | |
daughter of poetry |
03 / SIMPLE MEANING
Receive this daughter of poetry
Adorned with ornaments, simple words, good metres and beautiful syllables, Praised by the good, rich in feeling and qualities and marked by auspicious features, Humble, distinctively adorned and radiant with meaning, May you receive this auspicious daughter of my poetry, beloved of Gauri.
04 / DETAILED MEANING
How the verse unfolds.
The poem itself becomes a daughter offered to Shiva. Words such as ornament, metre and quality can describe both poetry and a bride, giving the offering a sustained double meaning. The conclusion asks that literary craft be accepted as devotion, while the poet retains responsibility for the beauty and clarity of the offering.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATION
What care can I bring to something I create as an offering?
Read this verse once more, then sit with the question. Notice the particular image or expression that holds your attention. You do not need to force an answer.
Keep a reflection or question ↓06 / THEMES & TATTVA
Connected themes
Editorial lenses; a verse may invite other readings.
Associated Tattva
A life gathered into practice
The poem’s ornaments, words, metre and meanings become the qualities of a daughter offered to Shiva. Literary care is made into an act of devotion.
Explore this Tattva →07 / PERSONAL REFLECTION
A phrase, a question, a moment of understanding
What care can I bring to something I create as an offering?
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