Shloka 17

Mātali’s Arrival and Arjuna’s Ascent toward Amarāvatī (मातलिसंयुक्तरथागमनम् तथा इन्द्रलोकगमनारम्भः)

Devanagari script

पाण्डुरेणातपत्रेण हेमदण्डेन चारुणा । दिव्यगन्धाधिवासेन व्यजनेन विधूयता,उनके मस्तकपर श्वेत छत्र तना हुआ था, जिसमें मनोहर स्वर्णमय दण्ड शोभा पा रहा था। उनके उभय पार्श्वमें दिव्य सुगन्धसे वासित चँवर डुलाये जा रहे थे

Transliteration

pāṇḍureṇātapatreṇa hemadaṇḍena cāruṇā | divyagandhādhivāsena vyajanena vidhūyatā ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。彼の頭上には白き王傘が高く掲げられ、美しい黄金の柄が輝いていた。さらに左右では、天上の香を含ませた牦牛の尾の払子が整然と揺らされていた—それは栄誉と正統の主権が、吉祥なる奉仕によって示されるしるしであった。

Word by Word

पाण्डुरेणwith/by a pale-white

आतपत्रेणumbrella, parasol

हेमदण्डेनwith a golden staff/handle

चारुणाbeautiful, charming

दिव्यगन्धाधिवासेनwith divine fragrance-perfuming (i.e., perfumed with divine scent)

व्यजनेनwith a fan/chauri (yak-tail whisk)

विधूयताbeing waved/shaken

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

ātapatra (royal parasol)

hemadaṇḍa (golden staff/handle)

vyajana (royal fan/cāmara)

divya-gandha (divine fragrance)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical ideal of honoring rightful status through orderly service and auspicious royal insignia; such external marks (parasol, perfumed fans) signify social recognition of sovereignty and dignity when aligned with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a figure being ceremonially attended: a white parasol with a golden handle is held overhead, while perfumed fans are waved on both sides—depicting a royal or highly honored reception.