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Shloka 12

Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)

मत्स्यगन्धो महानासीत्‌ पुरा मम जुगुप्सित: । तमपास्य शुभं गन्धमिमं प्रादात्‌ स मे मुनि:,“यद्यपि मैं चाहती नहीं थी, तो भी उन्होंने मुझ अबलाको अपने तेजसे तिरस्कृत करके नौकापर ही मुझे अपने वशमें कर लिया। उस समय उन्होंने कुहरा उत्पन्न करके सम्पूर्ण लोकको अन्धकारसे आवृत कर दिया था। भारत! पहले मेरे शरीरसे अत्यन्त घृणित मछलीकी-सी बड़ी तीव्र दुर्गन्ध आती थी। उसको मिटाकर मुनिने मुझे यह उत्तम गन्ध प्रदान की थी

vaiśampāyana uvāca | matsyagandho mahān āsīt purā mama jugupsitaḥ | tam apāsya śubhaṃ gandham imaṃ prādāt sa me muniḥ |

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Früher haftete an mir ein starker Fischgeruch, den ich abstoßend fand. Jener Weise entfernte ihn und verlieh mir diesen glückverheißenden Duft.

मत्स्यगन्धःfish-odor (smell of fish)
मत्स्यगन्धः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमत्स्यगन्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महान्great, intense
महान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पुराformerly, earlier
पुरा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
ममof me, my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
जुगुप्सितःhated, loathsome
जुगुप्सितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजुगुप्सित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तम्that (odor)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अपास्यhaving removed, having set aside
अपास्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअप + अस्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada
शुभम्auspicious, pleasant
शुभम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गन्धम्fragrance, smell
गन्धम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगन्ध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इमम्this
इमम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रादात्gave, bestowed
प्रादात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + दा
FormImperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मेto me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative, Singular
मुनिःsage
मुनिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
T
the sage (muniḥ)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how ascetic power can radically alter outward conditions (here, bodily odor and thus social perception), while the broader episode invites ethical reflection on power imbalance—supernatural ‘boons’ may accompany coercive acts, and dharma requires scrutiny of means, not only outcomes.

A young woman recounts that she previously had an intense fishy odor; a sage removed that repulsive smell and granted her a pleasant fragrance. This occurs within the well-known episode where the sage approaches her on a boat and uses his power to conceal the scene.