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02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHAShownHidden
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Śloka 69: Overview
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
Three lines upon your neck, mistress of movement, ornament, and song—
recall the number of strands in the cord tied at marriage.
They shine as though marking the fixed boundaries—
of the three musical grāmas, sources of many sweet rāgas.
Selected phrases and English meanings for Śloka 69
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
three lines on the neck
O mistress of musical movement, ornament, and song
tied at your marriage
echoing the number of its well-twisted threads
they shine, of many kinds
the sources of sweet rāgas
of the three musical grāmas
like boundaries defining their arrangement
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Śloka 69: Words
Word / source phrase
Meaning in context
on the neck
lines
three
song
marriage
sweet
melodic form
of three
of musical grāmas
boundaries
About these phrase meanings
Short phrases and parts of compounds, not a complete word-by-word translation. Original sandhi and spelling are retained; some words continue across printed lines. Read the entries together. Brackets in the English supply context rather than additional Sanskrit words.
The English explanations are editorial study aids and have not been reviewed by a Sanskrit scholar. Consult a teacher or full commentary for grammatical and interpretive detail. Telugu-Vigananam keeps its printed spellings, hyphens, and variant readings; the English follows the base Sanskrit unless a note explains a difference.
03 / SIMPLE MEANINGShownHidden
A first understanding.
The three lines of Her neck recall the strands of the marriage cord and the boundaries of three musical grāmas, sources of varied melodies.
CONDENSED EDITORIAL PARAPHRASE
04 / DETAILED MEANINGShownHidden
How the verse unfolds.
The three lines of the neck recall the count of strands in the marriage cord. This first comparison connects a visible bodily detail with a relational sign.
The next relates the lines to the boundaries of three musical grāmas, sources of varied sweet melodies. The address to her mastery of musical movement and ornament makes that shift apt. The verse uses ordered divisions to suggest the conditions for expressive variety, not a modern music lesson.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATIONShownHidden
A question to carry.
When does a boundary enable expression rather than restrict it?