Shloka 61

Devanagari script

विराटपर्वणि तथा वासांसि विविधानि च । उद्योगे भरतश्रेष्ठ सर्वकामगुणान्वितम्‌

Transliteration

virāṭaparvaṇi tathā vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca | udyoge bharataśreṣṭha sarvakāmagunānvitam ||

Translation

またヴィラータ（Virāṭa）の章においても、さまざまな衣があった。さらにウドヨーガ（Udyoga、戦の準備）の章では、バーラタ族の最勝者よ、望まれるあらゆる卓越が備わり、目的を成就させる諸徳をことごとく具えていた。

Word by Word

• विराटपर्वणि: in the Virāṭa-parvan
• विराटपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराटपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तथा: also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• वासांसि: garments
• वासांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उद्योगे: in the Udyoga(-parvan)/in the effort
• उद्योगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्योग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• भरतश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सर्वकामगुणान्वितम्: endowed with all desired qualities
• सर्वकामगुणान्वितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वकामगुणान्वित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Virāṭa Parva
• Udyoga Parva
• Bharatas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the epic’s attention to guṇa (excellence/qualities) and completeness: whether in exile-related episodes (Virāṭa) or in decisive action (Udyoga), the narrative presents situations as fully furnished—materially (garments) and morally/strategically (all requisite qualities)—suggesting that outcomes arise from comprehensive preparation and the presence of fitting qualities.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana briefly alludes to earlier sections of the Mahābhārata—Virāṭa Parva and Udyoga Parva—mentioning varied garments and an all-round excellence in the preparations, as part of a compressed recollection/summary within the Svargārohaṇa context.