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amū te vakṣojāvamṛtarasamāṇikyakutupau na sandehaspandonagapatipatākemanasi naḥ ; pibantau tau yasmādaviditavadhūsaṅgarasikau kumārāvadyāpidviradavadanakrauñcadalanau . 73 .
अमू ते वक्षोजावमृतरसमाणिक्यकुतुपौ न सन्देहस्पन्दोनगपतिपताकेमनसि नः । पिबन्तौ तौ यस्मादविदितवधूसङ्गरसिकौ कुमारावद्यापिद्विरदवदनक्रौञ्चदलनौ ॥ ७३ ॥
About these study notes: English meanings and explanations were generated with AI assistance and have not been independently reviewed by a Sanskrit scholar. Sanskrit text follows the cited source editions.
02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHAShownHidden
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Śloka 73: Overview
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
These breasts of yours are jeweled vessels of nectar.
We have no doubt of it, banner of the mountain-lord.
Drinking from them, the two remain unfamiliar with marital enjoyment.
Gaṇeśa and the breaker of Krauñca are still depicted as children.
Selected phrases and English meanings for Śloka 73
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
these two breasts of yours; are ruby vessels of nectar
there is no flicker of doubt
O banner of the mountain king
in our minds
drinking from them, those two; unacquainted with delight in union with a bride
remain boys even now
the elephant-faced one and the breaker of Krauñca
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Śloka 73: Words
Word / source phrase
Meaning in context
the two breasts
nectar
essence / flavour
ruby
two vessels
doubt
in the mind
the two drinking
two boys
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.
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03 / SIMPLE MEANINGShownHidden
A first understanding.
Her breasts are imagined as jeweled vessels of nectar. The poem links this nourishment with the continuing childhood of Gaṇeśa and Skanda, untouched here by marital desire.
CONDENSED EDITORIAL PARAPHRASE
04 / DETAILED MEANINGShownHidden
How the verse unfolds.
The breasts are named as ruby vessels of nectar, and the speaker declares confidence in the comparison. The proof offered is the continuing childhood of the two sons who drink from them.
Their freedom here from marital desire completes the image of an enduring maternal relationship. This particular poetic scene should be allowed its own framing rather than being forced into a single biography drawn from every account of the deities.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATIONShownHidden
A question to carry.
What does the image of continuing nourishment suggest about dependence that is cherished rather than resented?