Shloka 113

Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission

Devanagari script

उनका बल और वेग महान्‌ था। वे युद्धप्रेमी महा-पार्षदयगण कुमारका अभिषेक देखकर बड़े प्रसन्न हुए ।। घण्टाजालपिनद्धाज्ा ननृतुस्ते महौजस: । एते चान्ये च बहवो महापारिषदा नृप

Transliteration

ghaṇṭājāla-pinaddhājā nanṛtus te mahaujasaḥ | ete cānye ca bahavo mahāpāriṣadā nṛpa ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Those mighty warriors, their banners adorned with nets of bells, danced in jubilation. O king, they—along with many other eminent members of the royal assembly—were delighted, having witnessed the prince’s consecration, for his strength and speed were renowned and their hearts were set on war.

Word by Word

• घण्टाजालपिनद्धाः: wearing/covered with a net of bells
• घण्टाजालपिनद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घण्टाजालपिनद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ननृतुः: they danced
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ते: those / they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महौजसः: of great vigor/energy
• महौजसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महौजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एते: these
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महापारिषदाः: great councilors/attendants (of the court)
• महापारिषदाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महापारिषद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नृप: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• nṛpa (the king addressed)
• mahāpāriṣadāḥ (royal assembly/council members)
• dhvaja (banners/standards)
• ghaṇṭājāla (net of bells)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how royal legitimacy and martial prowess are publicly affirmed: the courtly elite rejoice at a prince’s consecration, showing that political order in the epic is sustained not only by ritual (abhiṣeka) but also by the community’s recognition of strength and readiness for duty in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a celebratory scene: powerful warriors and eminent assembly members, with bell-adorned banners, dance and rejoice after witnessing the prince’s consecration, pleased by his famed strength and speed.