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Shloka 44

अर्जुनागमनम्

Arjuna’s Arrival and Reunion on the Sacred Mountain

रत्नजालपरिक्षिप्तं चित्रमाल्यविभूषितम्‌ | राक्षसाधिपते: स्थानं ददृशे भरतर्षभ:,वहाँके अत्यन्त शोभाशाली विविध वृक्ष नाना प्रकारकी कान्तिसे प्रकाशित हो रहे थे। उनकी मज्जरियाँ विचित्र दिखायी देती थीं। वे सब-के-सब और अकथनीय जान पड़ते थे। भरतश्रेष्ठ भीमने राक्षसराज कुबेरके उस स्थानको नाक समुदायसे सुशोभित तथा विचित्र मालाओंसे विभूषित देखा

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ratnajālaparikṣiptaṃ citramālyavibhūṣitam | rākṣasādhipateḥ sthānaṃ dadṛśe bharatarṣabhaḥ ||

വൈശംപായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഭാരതവൃഷഭനായ ഭീമൻ രാക്ഷസാധിപന്റെ ആ സ്ഥാനത്തെ കണ്ടു; അത് രത്നജാലംപോലെ ചുറ്റപ്പെട്ടതും വിചിത്രമാലകളാൽ വിഭൂഷിതവും ആയിരുന്നു।

रत्नजालपरिक्षिप्तम्surrounded/encircled by a net of jewels
रत्नजालपरिक्षिप्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरत्नजाल-परिक्षिप्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चित्रमाल्यविभूषितम्adorned with variegated garlands
चित्रमाल्यविभूषितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्रमाल्य-विभूषित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
राक्षसाधिपतेःof the lord of the Rakshasas
राक्षसाधिपतेः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootराक्षसाधिपति
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
स्थानम्place; abode
स्थानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्थान
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ददृशेhe saw
ददृशे:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada
भरतर्षभःthe bull among the Bharatas (best of the Bharatas)
भरतर्षभः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभरतर्षभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
B
Bhīma
B
Bharatas (dynastic epithet)
R
rākṣasādhipati (lord of the rākṣasas)
S
sthāna (abode/place)
R
ratnajāla (net/lattice of jewels)
C
citra-mālya (variegated garlands)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how outward magnificence—jewels and garlands—can mark powerful domains, yet a dharmic hero must maintain discernment and self-control, not being swayed by splendor while moving through morally complex, potentially dangerous realms.

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Bhīma, during the events of the Vana Parva, comes upon and observes a strikingly ornamented abode associated with a rākṣasa-lord, described as encircled by a jewel-like lattice and decorated with wondrous garlands.