Virata Parva Adhyaya 19 Shloka 23 - Mahabharata | Marathi | Vedapath

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Shloka 23

Devanagari script

सो<थयं राज्ञो विराटस्य कन्यानां नर्तको युवा । आस्ते वेषप्रतिच्छन्न: कन्यानां परिचारक:

Transliteration

so 'thāyaṁ rājño virāṭasya kanyānāṁ nartako yuvā | āste veṣa-praticchannaḥ kanyānāṁ paricārakaḥ ||

Translation

वैशंपायन म्हणाले—तोच तरुण वीर आता राजा विराटाच्या कन्यांचा नर्तक/नृत्याचार्य बनून, वेषाने लपून, त्यांच्या परिचर्येत राहतो.

Word by Word

सःhe (that one)

अथnow/then

अयम्this (man)

राज्ञःof the king

विराटस्यof Virāṭa

कन्यानाम्of the maidens/princesses

नर्तकःdancer

युवाyoung

आस्तेsits/remains

वेष-प्रतिच्छन्नःdisguised/hidden by costume

कन्यानाम्of the maidens

परिचारकःattendant/servant

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Virāṭa

Virāṭa’s princesses (kanyāḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Great power is not diminished by adopting humility or concealment; a dharmic aim—protecting one’s vow and the larger good—can require restraint, anonymity, and service even from the mightiest.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the Pāṇḍavas’ incognito year, the hero (under a concealed identity) stays in King Virāṭa’s household, teaching dance to the princesses and serving them as an attendant while remaining hidden by disguise.