Shloka 4

Devanagari script

कच्चिन्नु राजपुत्री ते सपत्नी चैत्रवाहनी । चित्राजड्भदा वरारोहा नापराध्यति किंचन,तुम्हारी सौत चित्रवाहनकुमारी वरारोहा राजपुत्री चित्रांगदाने तो तुम्हारा कोई अपराध नहीं किया है?

Transliteration

kaccinnu rājaputrī te sapatnī caitravāhanī | citrāṅgadā varārohā nāparādhyati kiñcana ||

Translation

Arjuna berkata: “Katakan kepadaku—adakah isteri sekutumu, puteri Chitrāṅgadā, anak Chitravāhana, wanita mulia itu, benar-benar tidak melakukan sebarang kesalahan terhadapmu?”

Word by Word

कच्चित्whether (indeed)? / I hope

नुindeed, then (emphatic particle)

राजपुत्रीthe princess

तेof you / your

सपत्नीco-wife

चand

ऐत्रवाहनीAitravāhanī (proper name/epithet)

चित्राङ्गदाCitrāṅgadā (proper name)

वरारोहाfair-thighed / of excellent hips

नnot

अपराध्यतिcommits an offense / wrongs

किञ्चनanything (at all)

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Chitrāṅgadā

Chitravāhana

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?

The verse foregrounds dharma within the household: before judging or escalating conflict, one should inquire carefully and fairly whether any real wrongdoing has occurred, especially in sensitive relationships like co-wives.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna addresses a woman connected to him and asks, with concern, whether Chitrāṅgadā—identified as a princess and as Chitravāhana’s daughter—has in any way offended her, implying a situation of tension or suspicion that he seeks to clarify.