Shloka 506

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

Devanagari script

प्रददावग्निपुत्राय महापारिषदावुभौ । समुद्रने भी अग्निपुत्रको दो गदाधारी महापार्षद दिये, जिनके नाम थे--संग्रह और विग्रह

Transliteration

pradadāv agniputrāya mahāpāriṣadāv ubhau |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : On accorda au fils d’Agni deux éminents guerriers porteurs de massue, grands membres de l’assemblée, nommés Saṅgraha et Vigraha. Ainsi son camp fut affermi par des champions sûrs et de haut rang, au fil de la guerre qui se déployait.

Word by Word

• प्रददौ: gave
• प्रददौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (√दा)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• अग्निपुत्राय: to the son of Agni (Agniputra)
• अग्निपुत्राय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्निपुत्र
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• महापारिषदौ: two great attendants/counsellors
• महापारिषदौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महापारिषद
• Form: masculine, accusative, dual

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: masculine, accusative, dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Agniputra (son of Agni)
• Saṅgraha
• Vigraha
• gadā (mace)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a kingly duty in wartime: consolidating support through capable and reputable allies. Ethical governance in crisis includes appointing or granting trustworthy, high-status defenders rather than relying on mere force.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shalya Parva war context, a figure grants the son of Agni two prominent mace-bearing court-warriors—Saṅgraha and Vigraha—indicating reinforcement and formal alignment of powerful fighters to his cause.