Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

स्वरूपं ब्रह्मचर्य च विशदं गगनेश्वरी । कृष्णच्छविसमा कृष्णा संकर्षणसमानना

Transliteration

svarūpaṁ brahmacaryaṁ ca viśadaṁ gaganeśvarī | kṛṣṇacchavisamā kṛṣṇā saṅkarṣaṇasamānanā

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Her form and her vow of chastity were pure and radiant; she shone like the sovereign of the sky. Dark-hued like Kṛṣṇa, that Kṛṣṇā had a face resembling Saṅkarṣaṇa.”

Word by Word

• svarūpam: form, appearance
• svarūpam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarūpa
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• brahmacaryam: celibacy, student-discipline
• brahmacaryam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmacarya
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• viśadam: clear, pure, bright
• viśadam: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśada
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• gaganeśvarī: lady/queen of the sky (a celestial lady)
• gaganeśvarī: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaganeśvarī
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• kṛṣṇa-chavi-samā: having a complexion like Kṛṣṇa’s
• kṛṣṇa-chavi-samā: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa + chavi + samā
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• kṛṣṇā: Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• kṛṣṇā: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇā
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• saṅkarṣaṇa-samānanā: having a face like Saṅkarṣaṇa’s
• saṅkarṣaṇa-samānanā: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṅkarṣaṇa + samā + ānanā
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• Kṛṣṇa
• Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarāma)
• gagana (sky)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links outer beauty with inner discipline: Draupadī’s radiance is presented alongside brahmacarya (self-restraint/chastity), implying that ethical purity and steadfast conduct are central to true nobility.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana is describing Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), praising her pure demeanor and striking appearance by comparing her luminosity to the moon and her features to revered figures—Kṛṣṇa and Saṅkarṣaṇa.