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Soundarya Lahari
सौन्दर्यलहरी
Saundaryalaharī
Chant
गतैर्माणिक्यत्वं गगनमणिभिः सान्द्रघटितं किरीटं ते हैमं हिमगिरिसुते कीर्तयति यः । स नीडेयच्छायाच्छुरणशबलं चन्द्रशकलं धनुः शौनासीरं किमिति न निबध्नाति धिषणाम् ॥४२॥
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Word breakdown
- माणिक्यत्वम्
- the quality of being ruby-like
- हैमं किरीटम्
- the golden crown
- चन्द्रशकलम्
- the crescent moon
- धिषणाम्
- the intelligence or bow
The poet imagines the Goddess's golden crown adorned with sapphires as so radiant that it outshines the moon itself. The verse asks why such supreme beauty does not string the crescent moon as a bow for Cupid's use, suggesting that divine splendor surpasses even cosmic forces in power and attraction.
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