Shloka 13

आदि पर्व — खाण्डवदाह प्रसङ्गः: पावकस्य याचनं तथा इन्द्रवर्षनिवारणोपायः

Adi Parva — Khāṇḍava episode: Agni’s request and the means to resist Indra’s rain

Devanagari script

दीप्यमाना श्रिया राजन्‌ दिव्यरूपा मनोरमा | तदद्भुतं महद्‌ दृष्टवा कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजय:

Transliteration

dīpyamānā śriyā rājan divyarūpā manoramā | tadadbhutaṁ mahad dṛṣṭvā kuntīputro dhanaṁjayaḥ ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—ఓ రాజా! ఆమె శ్రీతో దీప్తమై, దివ్యరూపిణిగా, మనోహరంగా వెలిగింది. ఆ మహత్తరమైన అద్భుత దృశ్యాన్ని చూచి కుంతీపుత్రుడు ధనంజయుడు (అర్జునుడు) విస్మయానికి లోనయ్యాడు.

Word by Word

दीप्यमानाshining, radiant

श्रियाwith splendor/beauty

राजन्O king

दिव्यरूपाof divine form

मनोरमाcharming, delightful

तत्that

अद्भुतम्marvelous, wondrous

महत्great, mighty

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

कुन्तीपुत्रःKunti's son

धनंजयःDhananjaya (Arjuna)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

King (Janamejaya, implied by rājan)

Kuntī

Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how true majesty and auspiciousness (śrī) can appear as a radiant, almost divine presence, evoking reverent wonder. Ethically, it frames the proper human response to the extraordinary—not exploitation or pride, but attentive awe and recognition of something higher than ordinary experience.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes to the king a striking, radiant figure—divine and beautiful. Arjuna (Dhanañjaya), identified as Kuntī’s son, sees this great marvel and reacts with amazement, marking a pivotal moment of encounter with an extraordinary presence.