Shloka 32

Śārṅgakānāṃ Avināśaḥ (Why the Śārṅga Birds Were Spared) | शार्ङ्गकानामविनाशः

Devanagari script

चारुदेष्णश्न विक्रान्तो झिल्ली विपृथुरेव च । सारणश्न महाबाहुर्गदश्न विदुषां वर:,सत्यक, सात्यकि, सात्वतवंशी कृतवर्मा, प्रद्युम्मन, साम्ब, निशठ, शंकु, पराक्रमी चारुदेष्ण, झिल्ली, विपृथु, महाबाहु सारण तथा दिद्वानोंमें श्रेष्ठ गद--ये तथा और दूसरे भी बहुत-से वृष्णि, भोज और अन्धकवंशके लोग दहेजकी बहुत-सी सामग्री लेकर खाण्डवप्रस्थमें आये थे

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

cārudeṣṇaś ca vikrānto jhillī vipṛthur eva ca |

sāraṇaś ca mahābāhur gadaś ca viduṣāṃ varaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: El valiente Cārudeṣṇa, así como Jhillī y Vipṛthu; Sāraṇa, de poderosos brazos; y Gada, el primero entre los sabios: estos, junto con muchos otros de los linajes Vṛṣṇi, Bhoja y Andhaka, llegaron a Khāṇḍavaprastha llevando abundantes dones nupciales. El pasaje subraya la ética social de honrar la alianza matrimonial mediante ofrendas generosas y públicas, y la reunión de los parientes en apoyo de una unión conforme al dharma.

Word by Word

• चारुदेष्णः: Charudeshna (a Vrishni hero)
• चारुदेष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारुदेष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विक्रान्तः: valiant, bold
• विक्रान्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विक्रान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• झिल्ली: Jhilli (a person’s name)
• झिल्ली: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: झिल्ली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विपृथुः: Viprithu (a person’s name)
• विपृथुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपृथु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

• सारणः: Sarana (a person’s name)
• सारणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबाहुः: mighty-armed
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गदः: Gada (a person’s name)
• गदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विदुषाम्: of the learned
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वरः: best, foremost
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Cārudeṣṇa
• Jhillī
• Vipṛthu
• Sāraṇa
• Gada
• Khāṇḍavaprastha
• Vṛṣṇi clan
• Bhoja clan
• Andhaka clan

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic social conduct: family solidarity and the honoring of marital alliances through public support and generous gifting, reflecting responsibility to kin and community.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of prominent Yādava/Vṛṣṇi figures—Cārudeṣṇa, Jhillī, Vipṛthu, Sāraṇa, and Gada—arrive at Khāṇḍavaprastha, accompanied by many others from related clans, bringing substantial bridal gifts for the occasion.