Shloka 19
Mātali’s Proposal for Guṇakeśī and Sumukha’s Audience with Indra
मातलिरुवाच स्थितो य एष पुरत: कौरव्यस्यार्यकस्य तु । द्युतिमान् दर्शनीयश्व कस्यैष कुलनन्दन:
mātalir uvāca sthito ya eṣa purataḥ kauravyasyāryakasya tu | dyutimān darśanīyaś ca kasya eṣa kulanandanaḥ ||
قال مَاتَلي: «مَن هذا الفتى الوضّاء المتلألئ، القائم هنا أمام الشيخ النبيل من سلالة الكورو؟ وإلى أيّ بيتٍ ينتمي هذا الذي يُبهج عشيرته؟»
कण्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the cultural-ethical importance of recognizing nobility through conduct and appearance, and of situating a person within lineage and duty (kula and dharma) before judging or engaging with them.
Mātali, observing a striking young man standing before a revered Kuru elder, asks whose son or clan-member he is—seeking identification and status within the Kuru lineage.