Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

भुजज्भाभोगवासेन श्रोणिसूत्रेण राजता । विभ्राजसे चाबद्धेन भोगेनेवेह मन्दर:

Transliteration

bhujagabhogavāsena śroṇisūtreṇa rājatā | vibhrājase cābaddhena bhogeneveha mandaraḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “With a serpent-coil-like girdle and a shining hip-cord, you blaze with splendor—like Mount Mandara here, encircled by an unfastened serpent.”

Word by Word

• भुजज्भा: by/with the (unknown) bhujajbhā
• भुजज्भा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुजज्भा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• भोगवासेन: by the dwelling/abode of coils/serpents (lit. bhoga-dwelling)
• भोगवासेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोगवास
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रोणिसूत्रेण: with the waist-cord/girdle-string
• श्रोणिसूत्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोणिसूत्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• राजता: shining, resplendent
• राजता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विभ्राजसे: you shine forth
• विभ्राजसे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + भ्राज्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

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

• आबद्धेन: with (that which is) bound/fastened
• आबद्धेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + बद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भोगेन: with a coil; with a serpent-coil
• भोगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• मन्दरः: Mandara (mountain)
• मन्दरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mandara (mountain)
• serpent (nāga/bhujaga)
• hip-cord/girdle (śroṇisūtra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses sacred, cosmic imagery to present feminine divinity as inherently auspicious and protective: ornamentation is not mere beauty but a sign of power, purity, and beneficent presence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates a vivid description comparing the figure’s waist-ornaments to a serpent coiled around Mount Mandara, heightening the sense that the person being praised appears goddess-like and extraordinary.