Shloka 4

Jaṭāsura-praveśa, Draupadī-apaharaṇa, and Jaṭāsura-vadha (जटासुरप्रवेशः द्रौपद्यपहरणं च जटासुरवधः)

Devanagari script

३ ।। अतीवरम्यां सुजलां जातां पर्वतसानुषु । विचित्रभूतां लोकस्य शुभामद्भुतदर्शनाम्‌,वह सरोवर अत्यन्त रमणीय, सुन्दर जलसे परिपूर्ण, पर्वतीय शिखरोंके झरनोंसे उत्पन्न, देखनेमें विचित्र, लोकके लिये मंगलकारक तथा अद्भुत दृश्यसे सुशोभित था

Transliteration

atīvaramyāṁ sujalāṁ jātāṁ parvatasānuṣu | vicitrabhūtāṁ lokasya śubhām adbhutadarśanām ||

Translation

ते सरोवर अत्यंत रमणीय होते, निर्मळ व विपुल जलाने परिपूर्ण, आणि पर्वताच्या उतारांमध्ये उत्पन्न झालेले. पाहण्यास ते विचित्र, लोकांस मंगलकारक आणि अद्भुत दर्शनाने शोभायमान होते.

Word by Word

अतीवexceedingly, very

रम्याम्delightful, charming

सुजलाम्having good water / well-watered

जाताम्born, arisen, formed

पर्वतof a mountain

सानुषुon the ridges/slopes

विचित्रvariegated, wondrous

भूताम्become, having become

लोकस्यof the world/people

शुभाम्auspicious, благоприятная

अद्भुतwonderful, marvelous

दर्शनाम्by (its) sight/appearance

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

sarovara (lake)

parvata (mountains)

parvata-sānu (mountain slopes)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how encounters with pure, life-giving nature can be śubha (auspicious) and elevating—suggesting that beauty, purity, and wonder in the world support inner clarity and благотворное (beneficial) disposition, which aligns with dharmic living.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a remarkable lake encountered in the forest setting: it is abundant in clear water, formed on mountain slopes, visually wondrous, and presented as an auspicious, extraordinary sight.