Shloka 7
दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure
सुकेशान्तानि चारूणि सुनासाक्षिभ्रुवाणि च । मुखानि राज्ञां शोभन्ते नक्षत्राणि यथा दिवि,जैसे आकाशकमें तारे प्रकाशित होते हैं, उसी प्रकार सुन्दर केशान्तभागसे विभूषित एवं रुचिर नासिका, नेत्र और भौंहोंसे युक्त राजाओंके मनोहर मुख सुशोभित हो रहे थे
bṛhadaśva uvāca | sukeśāntāni cārūṇi sunāsākṣibhrūvāṇi ca | mukhāni rājñāṃ śobhante nakṣatrāṇi yathā divi ||
സുന്ദരമായ കേശാന്തങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ടും, മനോഹരമായ നാസിക, നേത്ര, ഭ്രൂകളാൽ യുക്തവുമായ രാജാക്കന്മാരുടെ മുഖങ്ങൾ ആകാശത്തിലെ നക്ഷത്രങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തമായി ശോഭിച്ചു॥
बृहदश्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily serves descriptive poetics: it uses a star-sky simile to convey the radiance and refinement associated with kingship and prosperity, emphasizing how outward beauty and bearing can symbolize social stature in epic narrative.
Bṛhadaśva is describing a scene involving kings, focusing on their striking appearance. Their faces—marked by attractive features—are said to shine like stars in the sky, creating a vivid visual tableau within the ongoing story.