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02 / PHRASE STUDY · PADĀRTHAShownHidden
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Śloka 96: Overview
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
How many poets do not enjoy the companionship of Brahmā’s wife, Sarasvatī?
Who with some wealth does not become a lord of the goddess Śrī?
But apart from Mahādeva, you who are foremost among faithful women—
even the kuravaka tree cannot easily receive the embrace of your breasts.
Selected phrases and English meanings for Śloka 96
Selected phrase
Meaning in context
Brahmā’s wife [Sarasvatī]
how many poets do not court her?
of the goddess Śrī, who does not become a lord
through some amount of wealth?
apart from Mahādeva
O faithful one, foremost among faithful wives
an embrace by your breasts
is hard to obtain even for the kuravaka tree
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Śloka 96: Words
Word / source phrase
Meaning in context
wife / consort
poets
of Śrī / Lakṣmī
lord / husband
with wealth
apart from
O faithful one
embrace
hard to obtain
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.
Poets may be called companions of Sarasvatī, and the wealthy lords of Lakṣmī; but Her embrace belongs to Mahādeva alone, not even to the kuravaka tree.
CONDENSED EDITORIAL PARAPHRASE
04 / DETAILED MEANINGShownHidden
How the verse unfolds.
The opening plays with customary expressions: poets court Sarasvatī, and possessors of wealth may be called lords of Lakṣmī. These verbal relationships prepare a contrast with a singular embrace.
The Goddess's embrace belongs to Mahādeva alone, beyond even the kuravaka tree of poetic convention. The contrast depends on distinguishing figurative possession from the unique relation being praised. The verse is not a general comparison of the worth of different women or relationships.
EDITORIAL EXPLANATION · NOT A TRADITIONAL COMMENTARY
05 / DEEPER CONTEMPLATIONShownHidden
A question to carry.
How can familiar turns of phrase conceal differences between possession, association and relationship?