Mahabharata 3.46.2 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 46, Shloka 2
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Sañjaya on Arjuna’s Indraloka report and the political consequences
स््नानालंकरणैटईग्यैर्गन्धमाल्यैश्न सुप्रभै: । धनंजयस्य रूपेण शरैर्मन्मथचोदितै:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
snānālaṅkaraṇaiḥ divyaiḥ gandhamālyaiś ca suprabhaiḥ |
dhanañjayasya rūpeṇa śaraiḥ manmathacoditaiḥ ||
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು— ಸ್ನಾನಾನಂತರ ಆಕೆ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನ ದಿವ್ಯಾಭರಣಗಳನ್ನೂ ಸುಗಂಧಭರಿತ ಮನೋಹರ ಪುಷ್ಪಮಾಲೆಗಳನ್ನೂ ಧರಿಸಿದಳು. ಧನಂಜಯನ ರೂಪಸೌಂದರ್ಯವನ್ನು ನೆನೆದ ಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಮನ್ಮಥಪ್ರೇರಿತವಾದ ಆಕೆಯ ಹೃದಯ ಕಾಮಬಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ಭೇದಿತವಾದಂತಾಯಿತು.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how kāma (desire), once stimulated, can ‘wound’ the mind like arrows, pushing a person toward fantasy and impulsive action; it implicitly points to the need for restraint and clarity so that attraction does not override dharmic judgment.
A woman, mentally captivated by Arjuna (Dhanañjaya), bathes and adorns herself with bright ornaments and fragrant garlands, her heart stirred by Manmatha; the imagery presents her as preparing under the pressure of love’s agitation.
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