Shloka 71

Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission

Devanagari script

तुहरश्न तुहारश्न चित्रदेवश्न वीर्यवान्‌ मधुर: सुप्रसादश्चन॒ किरीटी च महाबल:

Transliteration

Tuharaśna Tuhāraśna Citradevaś ca vīryavān | Madhuraḥ suprasādaś ca kirīṭī ca mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Ada Tuharaśna, Tuhāraśna, dan Citradeva yang gagah perkasa; juga Madhura, Suprasāda yang berjiwa luhur lagi pemurah, serta Kirīṭin, seorang yang berkekuatan besar.”

Word by Word

तुहरश्नःTuharaśna (a proper name)

तुहारश्नःTuhāraśna (a proper name)

चित्रदेवश्नःCitradevaśna (a proper name)

वीर्यवान्possessed of valor/energy

मधुरःsweet, pleasant

सुप्रसादःone of very gracious disposition / great favor

चand

नnot

किरीटीthe diadem-wearer (Kirīṭī; epithet/proper name)

चand

महाबलःmighty, of great strength

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Tuharaśna

Tuhāraśna

Citradeva

Madhura

Suprasāda

Kirīṭin

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 underscores that war is not an abstract event but a convergence of named individuals with power and agency; ethical responsibility (dharma) rests on such leaders and warriors, whose valor must be judged by the cause and conduct it serves.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana enumerates prominent fighters—naming several powerful figures—within the Shalya Parva war account, likely as part of a broader listing of forces or notable combatants present in the battle.