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Shloka 4131

चित्रसेनगन्धर्वैः कौरवसंनिपातः

Citrasena and the Kaurava engagement

क्रीडन्‌ भाति तदा देवैरभिषिक्तश्चन पावकि: । अभिषिक्त महासेनमपश्यन्त दिवौकस:

krīḍan bhāti tadā devair abhiṣiktaś ca na pāvakiḥ | abhiṣiktaṃ mahāsenaṃ apaśyanta divaukasaḥ ||

അപ്പോൾ ദേവന്മാർ അഭിഷേകം ചെയ്തപ്പോൾ പാവകിയുടെ പുത്രൻ (അഗ്നിപുത്രൻ) കളിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കെ തന്നെ തേജസ്സോടെ ദീപ്തനായി. എന്നാൽ ദിവൗകസുകൾ പാവകനെ (അഗ്നിദേവനെ) കണ്ടില്ല; അവർ അഭിഷിക്തനായ മഹാസേനനെയത്രേ കണ്ടത്।

क्रीडन्playing, sporting
क्रीडन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootक्रीड्
Formशतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
भातिshines, appears splendid
भाति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभा
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
देवैःby the gods
देवैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
Formपुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन
अभिषिक्तःanointed, consecrated
अभिषिक्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-षिच्
Formक्त-प्रत्यय (भूतकर्मणि/कृत), पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पावकिःPāvaki (Agni/the fire-god)
पावकिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपावकि
Formपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन
अभिषिक्तम्anointed (one), consecrated (one)
अभिषिक्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-षिच्
Formक्त-प्रत्यय (भूतकर्मणि/कृत), पुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन
महासेनम्Mahāsena (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
महासेनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहासेन
Formपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन
अपश्यन्saw
अपश्यन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formलङ् (अनद्यतन भूत), प्रथम, बहुवचन
दिवौकसःthe dwellers of heaven (gods)
दिवौकसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदिवौकस्
Formपुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

M
Mārkaṇḍeya
D
Devas
P
Pāvaka (Agni)
M
Mahāsena (Skanda/Kārttikeya)
D
Divaukasaḥ (celestial beings)

Educational Q&A

Authority and eminence are affirmed through rightful consecration and the recognition of the wise; true leadership is established by dharmic sanction rather than mere assertion or visibility.

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a moment when the gods perform an abhiṣeka (consecration). The celestials behold Mahāsena as the anointed leader, while Pāvaka (Agni) is said not to be seen at that time.