कन्यासंप्रदानम्The giving of the bride
Verse 250
कन्याभिधां द्वितीयान्तामर्चितां समलङ्कृताम् । साच्छादनां प्रजापतिदेवताकामुदीरयन् ॥ २५० ॥
kanyābhidhāṁ dvitīyāntāmarcitāṁ samalaṅkṛtām | sācchādanāṁ prajāpatidēvatākāmudīrayan || 250 ||
Translation
then uttering the bride's name in the accusative, "honoured, adorned, clothed, and having Prajāpati as her deity",
Word by word
- kanyā
- of the bride
- abhidhāṁ
- the name
- dvitīyā
- the accusative
- antām
- (antām) ending in
- arcitāṁ
- honoured
- samalaṅkṛtām
- (samalaṅkṛtām) adorned
- sācchādanāṁ
- clothed
- prajāpati
- Prajāpati
- dēvatākām
- (devatākām) having as deity
- udīrayan
- uttering
Meaning
The bride is described as honoured, adorned and covered, and as belonging to Prajāpati, the god of offspring.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 249.