Shloka 46

चित्रसेन-समागमः / The Engagement with Citrasena and the Gandharvas

Devanagari script

शतं दासीसहस््राणि कौन्तेयस्य महात्मन: । कम्बुकेयूरधारिण्यो निष्ककण्ठ्यः: स्वलड्कृता:,“कुन्तीनन्दन महात्मा युधिष्ठिरके एक लाख दासियाँ थीं, जो हाथोंमें शंखकी चूड़ियाँ, भुजाओंमें बाजूबंद और कण्ठमें सुवर्णके हार पहनकर बड़ी सजधजके साथ रहती थीं

Transliteration

śataṃ dāsī-sahasrāṇi kaunteyasya mahātmanaḥ | kambū-keyūra-dhāriṇyo niṣka-kaṇṭhyaḥ su-alaṅkṛtāḥ ||

Translation

قال فايشَمبايانا: إن ابنَ كونتي عظيمَ النفس كان يملك مئاتِ الألوف من الجواري—مُتحلّياتٍ بأساور من صدف المحار، وبحُلِيٍّ على العضد، وبقلائد من ذهب على الأعناق—حَسَناتِ الهيئة، غزيراتِ الزينة.

Word by Word

शतम्a hundred

दासीfemale servant

सहस्राणिthousands

कौन्तेयस्यof Kuntī's son (Yudhiṣṭhira)

महात्मनःof the great-souled

कम्बुconch-shell

केयूरarmlet

धारिण्यःwearing/holding

निष्कgold ornament/necklace (niṣka)

कण्ठ्यःhaving (ornaments) on the neck; neck-adorned

स्वलङ्कृताःwell-adorned

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Kaunteya (Yudhiṣṭhira)

dāsīs (maidservants)

kambū (conch-shell bangles)

keyūra (armlets)

niṣka (gold necklace/ornament)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the magnitude of royal wealth and attendants, implicitly preparing the reader to reflect on how dharma is tested not only in hardship but also amid abundance—where attachment, pride, and indulgence can arise.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes the opulence associated with the Kaunteya (Yudhiṣṭhira), noting the vast number of well-adorned maidservants in his household, as part of a broader depiction of royal grandeur.