Shloka 31
दीर्घनख्यो दीर्घदन्त्यो दीर्घतुण्ड्यश्व भारत,भरतनन्दन! इनके नख, दाँत और मुख सभी विशाल हैं। वे सबला, मधुरा (सुन्दरी), युवावस्थासे सम्पन्न तथा वस्त्राभूषणोंसे विभूषित हैं। इनकी बड़ी महिमा है। ये अपनी इच्छाके अनुसार रूप धारण करनेवाली हैं
dīrghanakhyo dīrghadantyo dīrghatuṇḍyaś ca bhārata | bharatanandana! etāsāṁ nakhā dantāś ca mukhāni ca sarvāṇi vipulāni | sarvāḥ sabalā madhurā yuvāvasthā-sampannā vastrābharaṇa-vibhūṣitāḥ | mahātmya-yuktāḥ | kāmarūpiṇyaś ca ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「バーラタよ、バーラタ家の歓びよ！ これらの女たちは爪が長く、歯が長く、口も長い。爪も歯も顔貌も、いずれも巨大である。皆、力強く、麗しく、若さの充溢を備え、衣と装身具で飾られている。大いなる威力と栄光を有し、望むままにいかなる姿にも変じ得るのだ。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the presence of extraordinary, potentially dangerous beings whose beauty and adornment coexist with unsettling features and supernatural power. Ethically, it cautions that outward charm may conceal formidable capability, and that discernment is necessary amid deceptive appearances.
Vaiśampāyana describes a group of women with striking physical traits and great splendor, emphasizing their strength and their ability to change form at will—marking them as supernatural figures within the war-time narrative of the Śalya Parva.