Shloka 24

चित्रसेनगन्धर्वैः कौरवसंनिपातः

Citrasena and the Kaurava engagement

Devanagari script

अतीव शुशुभे तत्र पूज्यमानो महर्षिभि: | तत्र तत्‌ काउ्चनं छत्र प्रियमाणं व्यरोचत

Transliteration

atīva śuśubhe tatra pūjyamāno maharṣibhiḥ | tatra tat kāñcanaṃ chatraṃ prīyamāṇaṃ vyarocat ||

Translation

Dort erstrahlte er in außergewöhnlichem Glanz, geehrt von den großen Rishis. An eben diesem Ort funkelte über ihm ein goldener Schirm—aus liebevoller Hochachtung als Zeichen der Ehre verliehen—mit hellem Schein.

Word by Word

• अतीव: exceedingly, very
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव

• शुशुभे: shone, was splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, 3, singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• पूज्यमानः: being honored
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (शानच्), masculine, nominative, singular

• महर्षिभिः: by great sages
• महर्षिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• काञ्चनम्: golden
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• छत्रम्: umbrella, parasol
• छत्रम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• प्रियमानम्: pleasing, delighting
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री
• Form: वर्तमानकाले आत्मनेपदी कृदन्त (शानच्), neuter, nominative, singular

• विरोचत: shone, appeared splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच्
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, 3, singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya (speaker)
• maharṣis (great seers)
• kāñcana-chatra (golden parasol/umbrella)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True honor is grounded in dharma: when the wise (maharṣis) revere someone, that public recognition—symbolized by the golden parasol—reflects spiritual merit and ethical stature rather than mere power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a scene where a person is being respectfully honored by great sages; in that setting a golden parasol shines conspicuously, functioning as a visible emblem of esteem and auspicious distinction.