Shloka 47
Śalya’s Objection to Sārathya and Duryodhana’s Conciliation (शल्यमन्यु-प्रशमनम् / Sārathyāṅgīkāra)
परिवेषमनुप्राप्तो यथा स्याद् व्योम्नि चन्द्रमा: । यथैव चासितो मेघ: शक्रचापेन शोभित:,राजन! कण्ठमें पड़े हुए उस महाधनुषसे युक्त नकुल ऐसी शोभा पाने लगे, मानो आकाशमें चन्द्रमापर घेरा पड़ गया हो अथवा कोई श्याम मेघ इन्द्रधनुषसे सुशोभित हो रहा हो
sañjaya uvāca |
pariveṣam anuprāpto yathā syād vyomni candramāḥ |
yathaiva cāsito meghaḥ śakracāpena śobhitaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「王よ、ナクラは首もとに大弓を据え、目を奪う美しさで輝いた。光輪に囲まれた天の月のように、またインドラの虹の弧により壮麗となった黒雲のように。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily heightens the ethical-narrative mood of the war by portraying a warrior’s splendor through cosmic imagery: even amid violence, the epic frames kṣatriya duty and martial readiness with a sense of order, omen, and grandeur—suggesting that disciplined valor can appear ‘radiant’ when aligned with one’s role.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Nakula, with a great bow positioned at his neck/shoulder, appears exceptionally resplendent. To convey this, he uses two similes: the moon encircled by a halo and a dark cloud beautified by a rainbow.