Shloka 22

Śārṅgakānāṃ Avināśaḥ (Why the Śārṅga Birds Were Spared) | शार्ङ्गकानामविनाशः

Devanagari script

सुभद्राका कुन्ती और द्रौपदीकी सेवामें उपस्थित होना प्रीत्या परमया युक्ता आशीर्भिय्युज्जतातुलाम्‌ । ततो$भिगम्य त्वरिता पूर्णेन्दुसद्शानना

Transliteration

Subhadrā ca Kuntī ca Draupadī-sevāyāṃ upasthitā prītyā paramayā yuktā āśīrbhir yujjatātulām | tato 'bhigamya tvaritā pūrṇendu-sadṛśānanā ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: Subhadrā, die Kuntī und Draupadī in hingebungsvollem Dienst beistand, war von höchster Zuneigung erfüllt und spendete unvergleichliche Segenswünsche. Dann eilte sie auf sie zu—ihr Antlitz strahlte wie der Vollmond—und bekundete ehrerbietige Demut sowie das ethische Ideal, Ältere und Mitgattinnen durch aufrichtigen Dienst zu ehren.

Word by Word

सुभद्राSubhadrā

कुन्तीKuntī

द्रौपदीDraupadī

सेवाम्service, attendance

उपस्थिताःpresent, having come/attended

प्रीत्याwith affection

परमयाsupreme, very great

युक्ताःendowed with, joined with

आशीर्भिःwith blessings

युज्जताbeing engaged/occupied (text uncertain)

अतुलाम्incomparable (one, fem.)

ततःthen, thereafter

अभिगम्यhaving approached

त्वरिताhastened, quickly

पूर्णेन्दु-सदृश-आननाshe whose face is like the full moon

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Subhadrā

Kuntī

Draupadī

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 verse highlights gṛhastha-dharma: harmony in the household is sustained through humility, affectionate service (sevā), and honoring elders and family members with sincere blessings rather than rivalry.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes Subhadrā attending upon Kuntī and Draupadī with deep affection, offering blessings, and then quickly approaching them—her moonlike face emphasizing her respectful, auspicious presence.