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02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHAShownHidden
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Śloka 82: Overview
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
The trunks of great elephants and rows of golden banana stems—
your two thighs surpass both of these.
Your rounded knees are firm from bowing to your husband, mountain’s daughter.
Knowing sacred observance, you rival the celestial elephant’s two forehead-globes.
Selected phrases and English meanings for Śloka 82
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
the trunks of great elephants
and the clustered stems of golden plantains
A closer look
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with your two thighs; having surpassed both, O revered one
well-rounded, through bowing to your husband
hardened by prostrations
O mountain’s daughter
O knower of duty, with your knees
you resemble the two forehead-globes of the celestial elephant
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Śloka 82: Words
Word / source phrase
Meaning in context
of great elephants
trunks
gold
plantain
with the thighs
having surpassed
bowing
with the firm ones
with the knees
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.
Her thighs surpass elephant trunks and golden banana stems; Her rounded knees, made firm by bowing to Her husband, rival the forehead globes of the celestial elephant.
CONDENSED EDITORIAL PARAPHRASE
04 / DETAILED MEANINGShownHidden
How the verse unfolds.
The thighs surpass two familiar comparisons, elephant trunks and golden plantain stems. The opening establishes strength and rounded form through these paired likenesses.
The knees introduce an action: their firmness comes from bowing to her husband. They in turn resemble the celestial elephant's forehead globes. Description thus includes posture and relationship, so the body is not treated only as an arrangement of shapes.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATIONShownHidden
A question to carry.
What do repeated gestures of respect contribute to the way you understand a person's presence?