Soundarya Lahari - Part 224

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Just a word about the play with the sound of the word ‘natvA’. It is used two times. One time to mean ‘natvA’, that is, (having) prostrated; and another time to mean ‘na tvA’ meaning, ‘not – You’. Here it is two words ‘na’ and ‘tvA’ . The word ‘na’ goes with ‘sannidadhe’ (endowed, graced) so that it gives the meaning: (Why would they) be not endowed.  The ‘You’ goes with the earlier word ‘natvA’ thus meaning prostrated to You.

kavIndrANAM cetaH kamala-vana-bAlAtapa-ruciM

bhajante ye santaH katicid-aruNAm-eva bhavatIM /

virinchi-preyasyAs-taruNatara-sRGgAra-laharIgabhIrAbhir-

vAgbhir-vidadhati satAM ranjanam-amI // 16 //

ye katicit santaH : Those few righteous persons who

bhajante : worship

aruNAm eva bhavatIM: You who are nothing but aruNA , that is,

the colour of crimson personified

bAlAtapa-ruchiM: (and) who are the rising Sun to

kavIndrANAM cetaH kamala-vana: the forest of lotuses (in the form

of) the minds of great poets,

amI : they

ranjanaM vidadhati: give rapturing excitement

satAM ; to the noble souls

gabhIrAbhir-vAgbhiH: by majestic and profound words

taruNa-tara-sRGgAra-laharI : that is a flood of love which is

youthfully fresh

virinchi-preyasyAH : from the beloved of Brahma, i.e., from

Sarasvati.

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