Shloka 10
ऋतुपर्णस्य विदर्भयात्रा-निश्चयः तथा बाहुकस्य हयपरिक्षा (Ṛtuparṇa’s resolve to go to Vidarbha and Bāhuka’s examination of horses)
तच्छुत्वा वचन तस्य सुदेवस्य विशाम्पते | सुनन्दा शोधयामास पिप्लुप्रच्छादनं मलम्,युधिष्ठिर! सुदेवका यह वचन सुनकर सुनन्दाने दमयन्तीके ललाटवर्ती चिह्नको ढँकनेवाली मैल धो दी
tac chrutvā vacanaṁ tasya sudevasya viśāmpate | sunandā śodhayāmāsa piplupra-cchādanaṁ malam, yudhiṣṭhira |
民の主よ、スデーヴァの言葉を聞くや、スナンダーは額の印を覆っていた垢を洗い落とし始めた。真の身分と尊厳が、もはや隠されぬためである。
युदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attentive listening and compassionate action can restore what is obscured—purity here signifies not only physical cleanliness but also the recovery of dignity and recognizable identity.
After hearing Sudeva’s words, Sunandā cleans away the dirt that was covering the identifying mark on the forehead, making the concealed sign visible again.