Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

वडवानां च शुद्धानां चन्द्रांशुसमवर्चसाम्‌ । ददौ जनार्दन: प्रीत्या सहस्नं हेमभूषितम्‌,चन्द्रमाके समान श्वेत कान्तिवाली विशुद्ध जातिकी एक हजार सुवर्णभूषित घोड़ियाँ भी जनार्दनने प्रेमपूर्वक भेंट कीं

Transliteration

vaḍavānāṃ ca śuddhānāṃ candrāṃśu-samavarcāsām | dadau janārdanaḥ prītyā sahasraṃ hema-bhūṣitam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Out of affection, Janārdana presented a thousand pure mares, radiant like moonbeams, each adorned with gold.

Word by Word

वडवानाम्of the mares

चand

शुद्धानाम्of the pure (ones)

चन्द्रांशु-सम-वर्चसाम्of those whose luster is like moonbeams

ददौgave

जनार्दनःJanārdana (Krishna)

प्रीत्याwith affection; gladly

सहस्रम्a thousand

हेम-भूषितम्adorned with gold

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janārdana

mares (vaḍavāḥ)

moonbeams (candrāṃśavaḥ)

gold ornaments (hema-bhūṣaṇa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dāna (generous giving) as a royal and ethical duty: gifts should be pure, valuable, and offered with sincere goodwill (prītyā), strengthening social bonds and honoring dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Janārdana bestows a grand gift—one thousand pure, moon-bright mares adorned with gold—signaling favor, respect, and the formal generosity expected in high-status exchanges.