Shloka 11

Adhyāya 6: Kaṅka (Yudhiṣṭhira) Seeks Refuge in Virāṭa’s Assembly

Devanagari script

पाशं धनुर्महाचक्रं विविधान्यायुधानि च । कुण्डलाभ्यां सुपूर्णाभ्यां कर्णाभ्यां च विभूषिता

Transliteration

pāśaṃ dhanurmahācakraṃ vividhāny āyudhāni ca | kuṇḍalābhyāṃ supūrṇābhyāṃ karṇābhyāṃ ca vibhūṣitā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “She was adorned with a noose, a bow, and a great discus—indeed with weapons of many kinds—and her ears, well-filled and beautifully set with earrings, enhanced her splendor.”

Word by Word

• पाशम्: noose
• पाशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महाचक्रम्: great discus
• महाचक्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाचक्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• आयुधानि: weapons
• आयुधानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

• कुण्डलाभ्याम्: with two earrings
• कुण्डलाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Dual

• सुपूर्णाभ्याम्: well-filled/fully adorned
• सुपूर्णाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुपूर्ण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Dual

• कर्णाभ्याम्: with (her) two ears
• कर्णाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

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

• विभूषिता: adorned
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभूषित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• pāśa (noose)
• dhanus (bow)
• mahācakra (great discus/cakra)
• āyudha (weapons)
• kuṇḍala (earrings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that true authority and protection are grounded in auspicious, disciplined power: the weapons symbolize the capacity to restrain harm (pāśa), defend righteousness (dhanus), and uphold cosmic order and sovereignty (cakra).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a vivid description of a radiant, goddess-like figure, highlighting her divine armaments and ornaments to convey majesty, protective strength, and sacred presence.