Shloka 125

Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ

King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt

Devanagari script

शिखण्डी द्रुपदाज्जज्ञे कन्या पुत्रत्वमागता । यां यक्ष: पुरुषं चक्रे स्थूण: प्रियचिकीर्षया,राजा ट्रपदसे शिखण्डी नामकी एक कन्या हुई, जो आगे चलकर पुत्ररूपमें परिणत हो गयी। स्थूणाकर्ण नामक यक्षने उसका प्रिय करनेकी इच्छासे उसे पुरुष बना दिया था

Transliteration

śikhaṇḍī drupadāj jajñe kanyā putratvam āgatā | yāṃ yakṣaḥ puruṣaṃ cakre sthūṇaḥ priyacikīrṣayā ||

Translation

Dāśa said: From Drupada was born Śikhaṇḍī as a daughter, who later came to be regarded as a son. A yakṣa named Sthūṇa, wishing to do her a kindness, transformed her into a man. The episode shows how destiny and extraordinary powers can reshape social identity, setting the conditions for later moral and martial consequences.

Word by Word

शिखण्डीShikhaṇḍī

द्रुपदात्from Drupada

जज्ञेwas born

कन्याa girl/daughter

पुत्रत्वम्sonhood, the state of being a son

आगताhaving attained/come to

याम्whom/which (her)

यक्षःa Yakṣa

पुरुषम्a man/male

चक्रेmade

स्थूणःSthūṇa (proper name)

प्रियचिकीर्षयाwith the desire to do what is pleasing (to her)

Speaker

दाश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dāśa

Śikhaṇḍī

Drupada

Sthūṇa (yakṣa)

Sandhi Notes