Mahabharata — Virata Parva, Shloka 20
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas
गन्धाभरणमाल्येषु व्यासक्त: सविशेषत: । अलंचक्रे तदा55त्मानं सत्वर: काममोहितः
gandhābharaṇamālyeṣu vyāsaktaḥ saviśeṣataḥ | alaṃcakre tadātmānaṃ satvaraḥ kāmamohitaḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。欲望に打ち負かされ、彼は急いで身を飾り、とりわけ香料、装身具、花鬘に執着した――官能の誇示と耽溺に心を奪われていた。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how kāma (desire) can produce moha (delusion), driving a person toward outward adornment and sensory indulgence; ethically, it points to the need for restraint and clarity rather than being led by attachment.
The narrator describes a man, stirred by desire, hastily decorating himself and becoming particularly engrossed in perfumes, jewelry, and garlands—signaling infatuation and preoccupation with sensual presentation.