Shloka 113

Devanagari script

विराटस्य प्रियो भ्राता शतानीको< भ्यहारयत्‌ । वे कवच बड़े चमकीले, विचित्र और शूरवीरोंके धारण करने योग्य थे। राजा विराटके प्रिय भाई शतानीकने सुवर्णमय कवच ग्रहण किया, जिसके भीतर हीरे और लोहेकी जालियाँ लगी थीं

Transliteration

virāṭasya priyo bhrātā śatānīko 'bhyahārayat |

Translation

বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে— বিৰাটৰ প্ৰিয় ভ্ৰাতা শতানীকে কবচ আনাই গ্ৰহণ কৰিলে। সেই কবচসমূহ দীপ্তিমান, বিচিত্ৰ আৰু বীৰসকলৰ ধাৰণযোগ্য আছিল; শতানীকে স্বৰ্ণময় কবচ ল’লে, যাৰ ভিতৰত হীৰা আৰু লোহাৰ জালিকা সংযোজিত আছিল।

Word by Word

विराटस्यof Virāṭa

प्रियःdear/beloved

भ्राताbrother

शतानीकःŚatānīka (proper name)

अभ्याहरयत्brought/received (took to himself)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Virāṭa

Śatānīka

kavaca (armor/cuirass)

golden armor

diamond lattice

iron lattice

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage underscores kṣatriya responsibility: rulers and their kin must be equipped and ready to protect the kingdom. Splendid armor is not mere ornament; it symbolizes disciplined preparedness in service of public safety and royal duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Śatānīka, King Virāṭa’s beloved brother, takes up or brings forward a hero-worthy, shining, ornate armor—specifically a golden cuirass reinforced with inner lattices of diamond and iron.