Shloka 9

Nārada’s Account of the Kaliṅga Svayaṃvara: Duryodhana’s Seizure and Karṇa’s Escort

Devanagari script

काज्चनाड्दिन: सर्वे शुद्धजाम्बूनदप्र भा: । सर्वे भास्वरदेहाश्ष व्यात्रा इव बलोत्कटा:

Transliteration

kāñcanāṅgadinaḥ sarve śuddhajāmbūnadaprabhāḥ | sarve bhāsvaradehāś ca vyāghrā iva balotkaṭāḥ ||

Translation

Нарада сказал: «Все они носили золотые наручи. Их сияние блистало, как чистое золото Джамбунада; тела их сверкали великолепием, а в силе они были свирепы — словно тигры».

Word by Word

• काञ्चनाङ्गदिन्: wearing golden armlets
• काञ्चनाङ्गदिन्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चनाङ्गदिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शुद्धजाम्बूनदप्रभाः: having the luster of pure Jāmbūnada-gold
• शुद्धजाम्बूनदप्रभाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्धजाम्बूनदप्रभा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भास्वरदेहाः: having radiant bodies
• भास्वरदेहाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास्वरदेह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• व्याघ्राः: tigers
• व्याघ्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याघ्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• बलोत्कटाः: mighty in strength, exceedingly strong
• बलोत्कटाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलोत्कट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• golden armlets (aṅgada)
• Jāmbūnada gold
• tiger (vyāghra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical ideal often praised in the Śānti Parva: power and prosperity (golden ornaments, radiant bodies) are admirable when paired with disciplined strength. It suggests that true excellence is not mere display, but a controlled, formidable capability aligned with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing a group of beings/warriors: they wear golden armlets, shine like pure gold, and possess tiger-like strength. The imagery establishes their extraordinary status and sets a tone of awe and authority.