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Shloka 9

कुन्तीनिवर्तनप्रयत्नः तथा वननिवासप्रारम्भः

Attempt to Dissuade Kuntī; Commencement of Forest Residence

इयं पुनः पद्मदलायताक्षी मध्यं वय: किंचिदिव स्पृशन्ती । नीलोत्पलाभा सुरदेवतेव कृष्णा स्थिता मूर्तिमतीव लक्ष्मी:,ये जो किंचित्‌ मध्यम वयका स्पर्श करती हुई, नील कमलदलके समान विशाल नेत्रोंवाली एवं नील उत्पलकी-सी श्यामकान्तिसे सुशोभित होनेवाली सुन्दरी मूर्तिमती लक्ष्मी तथा देवताओंकी देवी-सी जान पड़ती हैं, ये ही महारानी ट्रुपदकुमारी कृष्णा हैं

iyaṃ punaḥ padma-dalāyatākṣī madhyaṃ vayaḥ kiñcid iva spṛśantī | nīlotpalābhā sura-devateva kṛṣṇā sthitā mūrtimatīva lakṣmīḥ ||

Sañjaya sprach: „Diese Frau wiederum—mit Augen weit wie Lotusblätter—scheint eben erst die Mitte ihrer Jugend berührt zu haben. Dunkel wie die blaue Wasserlilie erscheint sie wie die Göttin der Götter; Kṛṣṇā steht dort, als hätte Lakṣmī selbst leibhaftige Gestalt angenommen.“

इयम्this (woman)
इयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
पुनःagain / moreover
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
पद्मदलायताक्षीshe whose eyes are long like lotus-petals
पद्मदलायताक्षी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपद्मदलायताक्षी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
मध्यम्the middle (stage)
मध्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वयःage / youth
वयः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवयस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
किञ्चित्a little / somewhat
किञ्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिञ्चित्
इवas if / like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
स्पृशन्तीtouching / reaching
स्पृशन्ती:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootस्पृश्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
नीलोत्पलाभाhaving the hue of a blue lotus
नीलोत्पलाभा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनीलोत्पलाभा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सुरदेवताgoddess of the gods
सुरदेवता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुरदेवता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इवas if / like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
कृष्णाKrishnaa (Draupadi)
कृष्णा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्णा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
स्थिताstanding / situated
स्थिता:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
Formक्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
मूर्तिमतीembodied / having form
मूर्तिमती:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमूर्तिमत्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इवas if / like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
लक्ष्मीःLakshmi
लक्ष्मीः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलक्ष्मी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
K
Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
L
Lakṣmī
S
Sura-devatā (a supreme goddess; epithet-like comparison)
P
Padma (lotus)
N
Nīlotpala (blue lotus/water-lily)

Educational Q&A

The verse uses the imagery of Lakṣmī and lotus-like beauty to signal auspiciousness joined to dignity. In the Ashramavāsika setting—where loss and withdrawal from power dominate—it subtly teaches that true ‘śrī’ (splendor/fortune) is not mere luxury but a moral radiance that should accompany dharma and steadfast character.

Sañjaya is describing Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) in elevated poetic terms—her eyes, complexion, and presence—presenting her as goddess-like and Lakṣmī embodied. The description functions to highlight her stature and the reverence she commands within the unfolding events of the parva.