Shloka 1
उत्तङ्कोपाख्यानम् — Maṇi-Kuṇḍala Retrieval and Entry into Nāgaloka
Chapter 57
अपन क्रात छा अं सप्तपञ्चाशत्तमो<्ध्याय: उत्तंकका सौदाससे उनकी 4 कक णएडल माँगना और सौदासके कहनेसे रानी मदयन्तीके पास जाना वैशम्पायन उवाच सतं दृष्टवा तथाभूतं राजानं घोरदर्शनम् । दीर्घश्मश्रुधरं नूणां शोणितेन समुक्षितम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | sataṃ dṛṣṭvā tathābhūtaṃ rājānaṃ ghoradarśanam | dīrghaśmaśrudharaṃ nūnaṃ śoṇitena samukṣitam ||
वैशम्पायन उवाच—तं तथाभूतं राजानं घोरदर्शनं दृष्ट्वा दीर्घश्मश्रुधरं नूनं शोणितेन समुक्षितम्। स दृश्यः शापहिंसासंयमभ्रंशजनितं नृपतेरधर्मपतनं प्रकाशयामास, यत्र राज्ञो विवेकनाशो महाभयाय भवति।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical danger when a ruler loses self-control and falls into हिंसा (violence): outward horror mirrors inner adharma, and kingship without restraint becomes a threat to society.
Vaiśampāyana describes the moment the sage (Uttaṅka, by context) sees King Saudāsa in a terrifying, blood-smeared, rākṣasa-like condition, setting the stage for the ensuing encounter and requests connected with the Uttanka–Saudāsa episode.