Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 5536

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

Devanagari script

विविधायुधसम्पन्नाश्चित्राभरणभूषिता: । स्कन्दके जो नाना प्रकारके अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंसे सम्पन्न और विचित्र आभूषणोंसे विभूषित अन्य सैनिक थे, उनके नाम सुनो

Transliteration

vividhāyudhasampannāś citrābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ |

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—స్కందుని ఇతర సైనికులు నానావిధ ఆయుధములతో సమృద్ధులై, విచిత్ర ఆభరణములతో అలంకృతులై ఉన్నారు; వారి పేర్లు వినుము.

Word by Word

• विविध: various
• विविध: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आयुध: weapon
• आयुध: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सम्पन्नाः: endowed, furnished
• सम्पन्नाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• चित्र: variegated, splendid
• चित्र: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• आभरण: ornaments
• आभरण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभरण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• भूषिताः: adorned
• भूषिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूषित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• warriors/soldiers (unnamed group)
• weapons (āyudha)
• ornaments (ābharaṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the epic narrator’s careful accounting of the forces in war: external splendor—arms and ornaments—signals preparedness and status, yet it also foreshadows how such worldly display is ultimately subjected to the moral and tragic consequences of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana transitions into naming additional warriors, describing them collectively as well-armed and richly adorned, preparing the listener for a catalogue-style enumeration of participants in the conflict.