Mahabharata 9.45.112 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 45, Shloka 112

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

Devanagari script

महाबला महावेगा महापारिषदास्तथा | अभिषेक कुमारस्य दृष्टवा हृष्टा रणप्रिया:

Transliteration

mahābalā mahāvegā mahāpāriṣadās tathā | abhiṣekaṃ kumārasya dṛṣṭvā hṛṣṭā raṇapriyāḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ସେମାନେ ମହାବଳୀ, ମହାବେଗଶାଳୀ ଏବଂ ମହାପାରିଷଦ; ରଣପ୍ରିୟ ସେମାନେ କୁମାରଙ୍କ ଅଭିଷେକ ଦେଖି ହର୍ଷିତ ହେଲେ॥

Word by Word

• महाबलाः: very strong (ones)
• महाबलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महावेगाः: very swift/impetuous (ones)
• महावेगाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावेग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महापारिषदाः: great councilors/attendants (of the assembly)
• महापारिषदाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महापारिषद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: and also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अभिषेकम्: consecration/anointing
• अभिषेकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कुमारस्य: of the prince
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• हृष्टाः: delighted/overjoyed
• हृष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रणप्रियाः: fond of battle
• रणप्रियाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रणप्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• kumāra (the prince)
• abhiṣeka (consecration/royal anointing)
• pāriṣadāḥ (assembly/council members)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the social power of royal consecration: public recognition of a prince’s status can unify elites and energize them toward action. Ethically, it hints at the double-edged nature of legitimacy—capable of stabilizing order, yet also capable of intensifying warlike impulses when the audience is raṇapriya (battle-inclined).

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of eminent, powerful, and swift warriors/council-members witness the prince’s abhiṣeka (consecration/installation). Seeing this ceremonial affirmation, they become delighted and उत्साहित, especially because they are inclined toward battle.