Shloka 4

Adhyāya 6: Kaṅka (Yudhiṣṭhira) Seeks Refuge in Virāṭa’s Assembly

Devanagari script

वासुदेवस्य भगिनीं दिव्यमाल्यविभूषिताम्‌ । दिव्याम्बरधरां देवीं खड़्गखेटकधारिणीम्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | vāsudevasya bhaginīṃ divya-mālya-vibhūṣitām | divyāmbara-dharāṃ devīṃ khaḍga-kheṭaka-dhāriṇīm |

Translation

ವಾಸುದೇವನ ಸಹೋದರಿಯನ್ನು, ದಿವ್ಯ ಮಾಲ್ಯಗಳಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕರಿತಳನ್ನು; ದಿವ್ಯ ವಸ್ತ್ರಧಾರಿಣಿಯಾದ, ಖಡ್ಗ ಮತ್ತು ಖೇಟಕ (ಢಾಲ) ಧರಿಸಿದ ಆ ದೇವಿಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ಧ್ಯಾನಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Word by Word

• वासुदेवस्य: of Vasudeva
• वासुदेवस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भगिनीम्: sister
• भगिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगिनी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दिव्य: divine
• दिव्य: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• माल्य: with garlands
• माल्य: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: माल्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• विभूषिताम्: adorned
• विभूषिताम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभूषित
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दिव्य: divine
• दिव्य: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• धराम्: wearing/holding
• धराम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• देवीं: goddess
• देवीं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• खड्ग: sword
• खड्ग: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• खेटक: shield
• खेटक: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: खेटक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धारिणीम्: bearing/holding
• धारिणीम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धारिणी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vāsudeva
• Vāsudeva’s sister (Devī)
• khaḍga (sword)
• kheṭaka (shield)
• divya-mālya (celestial garlands)
• divyāmbara (divine garments)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse models devotional recollection of a protective divine power: remembering the goddess—radiant, adorned, and armed—signals reliance on dharmic protection and auspiciousness before or amid difficult circumstances.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana introduces a reverential description/invocation: he speaks of Vāsudeva’s sister as a goddess, ornamented with celestial garlands and garments, holding sword and shield—presenting her as a divine, protective presence.