Shloka 226

Devanagari script

चित्राड़दाया: शृण्वत्या: कौरव्यदुहितुस्तदा । “देवि! तुमने जो यह कार्य किया है, यह सब मुझे अत्यन्त प्रिय है।” यों कहकर अर्जुनने चित्रांगदा तथा उलूपीके सुनते हुए अपने पुत्र मणिपुरनरेश बश्रुवाहनसे कहा--

Transliteration

Citrāṅgadāyāḥ śṛṇvatyāḥ kauravya-duhituḥ tadā — “devi! tvayā yad idaṃ kāryaṃ kṛtaṃ, tat sarvaṃ mama atyantaṃ priyam.” iti uktvā Arjunaḥ Citrāṅgadāṃ tathā Ulūpīm śṛṇvantyau svaputraṃ Maṇipura-nareśaṃ Babhruvāhanaṃ uvāca—

Translation

While the Kuru princess Chitrāṅgadā listened, Arjuna said, “O goddess! This deed you have done is wholly and exceedingly dear to me.” Having spoken thus—within the hearing of both Chitrāṅgadā and Ulūpī—Arjuna then addressed his son, Babhruvāhana, the king of Maṇipura.

Word by Word

चित्राङ्गदायाःof Chitrangadā

शृण्वत्याःwhile (she was) listening / of the listening (lady)

कौरव्यO Kauravya (descendant of Kuru)

दुहितुःof the daughter

तदाthen

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Chitrāṅgadā

Ulūpī

Babhruvāhana

Maṇipura

Kuru lineage (Kaurava)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights ethical appreciation and relational dharma: Arjuna openly acknowledges a deed as deeply pleasing, modeling gratitude and the restoration of harmony within a complex family network (wives and son), where honor and duty must be balanced with reconciliation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna, with Chitrāṅgadā and Ulūpī present, praises Ulūpī’s action as very dear to him and then turns to address his son Babhruvāhana, the king of Maṇipura—marking a shift from acknowledging the women’s role to directly engaging the son in the unfolding events of the Aśvamedha episode.