Shloka 39

Indrajit’s Binding, Restoration by Viśalyā, and Counsel Restraining Rāvaṇa (Āraṇyaka Parva 273)

Devanagari script

सहस्रमिव तिग्मांशुसंघातममितद्युतिम्‌ । कुन्देन्दुहारगोक्षीरमृणालकुमुदप्रभम्‌

Transliteration

sahasram iva tigmāṁśu-saṅghātam amita-dyutim | kundendu-hāra-go-kṣīra-mṛṇāla-kumuda-prabham ||

Translation

Ia menyala dengan cahaya tak terukur, laksana gumpalan seribu matahari yang bersinar tajam; namun dalam keelokan dan kemurnian ia memancarkan putih lembut bak bunga kunda, rembulan, kalung mutiara, susu sapi, serat teratai, dan teratai putih.

Word by Word

सहस्रम्a thousand

इवlike, as if

तिग्मांशु-संघातम्a mass/cluster of sharp-rayed (sun)beams

अमित-द्युतिम्of immeasurable splendor

कुन्द-इन्दु-हार-गोक्षीर-मृणाल-कुमुद-प्रभम्having the radiance of kunda-flowers, the moon, a pearl-necklace, cow-milk, lotus-fibres, and white lotuses

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīmasena

Sun (tigmāṁśu)

Moon (indu)

jasmine (kunda)

garland/necklace (hāra)

cow’s milk (go-kṣīra)

lotus-fibre (mṛṇāla)

white water-lily (kumuda)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses contrasting similes—overwhelming solar brilliance and gentle lunar-white purity—to convey that true greatness can unite power with auspiciousness and inner purity; radiance is not merely force but also a sign of elevated, beneficent presence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīma is describing a figure he has seen, emphasizing an extraordinary appearance: immeasurable splendour like a thousand suns, yet visually pleasing and pure like white, auspicious substances (jasmine, moon, milk, lotus-fibre, white lily), indicating awe and reverence in his report.