Chapter 5 · Pañcamo’dhyāyaḥ (Fifth Chapter)
Verse 94
ऐरावतः समानीतो गजरत्नं पुरन्दरात्। पारिजाततरुश्चायं तथैवोच्चैःश्रवा हयः ॥ ९४ ॥
airāvataḥ samānītō gajaratnaṁ purandarāt | pārijātataruścāyaṁ tathaivōccaiḥśravā hayaḥ || 94 ||
Translation
The jewel among elephants, Airavata, has been brought from Purandara (Indra), and this Parijata tree, and likewise the horse Ucchaishravas.
Word by word
- airāvataḥ
- Airavata (Indra’s elephant)
- samānītaḥ
- has been brought
- gajaratnaṁ
- the jewel among elephants
- purandarāt
- from Purandara (Indra)
- pārijātatruḥ
- the Parijata tree
- ca
- and
- ayaṁ
- this
- tathā
- likewise
- eva
- indeed
- uccaiḥśravā
- Ucchaishravas (the divine horse)
- hayaḥ
- horse
Meaning
The servants list specific treasures Shumbha has seized from the gods: Airavata, Indra’s divine elephant; the celestial Parijata tree; and Ucchaishravas, the divine horse, emphasizing his conquests to frame Ambika as a fitting addition to his collection.