Shloka 36

Devanagari script

सेव्यमानो वरस्त्रीणां चन्द्रात्‌ कान्ततरैर्मुखै: । मेखलानां निनादेन नूपुराणां च निः:स्वनै:

Transliteration

sevyamāno varastrīṇāṃ candrāt kāntatarair mukhaiḥ | mekhalānāṃ ninādena nūpurāṇāṃ ca niḥsvanaiḥ ||

Translation

เขาได้รับการปรนนิบัติจากสตรีผู้เลิศ ซึ่งใบหน้าสุกสว่างยิ่งกว่าจันทร์; และที่นั้นกึกก้องด้วยเสียงกรุ๋งกริ๋งแห่งเข็มขัดรัดเอวและเสียงใสแห่งกำไลข้อเท้า.

Word by Word

सेव्यमानःbeing served/attended

वरस्त्रीणाम्of excellent women

चन्द्रात्than the moon/from the moon

कान्ततरैःmore lovely (with)

मुखैःwith faces

मेखलानाम्of girdles

निनादेनwith the sound/jingling

नूपुराणाम्of anklets

चand

निःस्वनैःwith sounds/ringings

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

vara-striyaḥ (excellent women)

candra (the moon)

mekhalā (girdles)

nūpura (anklets)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s moral arc: worldly struggle and ethical burden culminate in a realm where the fruits of conduct are experienced as honor and splendor. Yet the beauty is presented as an effect of karma and dharma rather than mere sensual indulgence.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Svargārohaṇa, the narrative depicts a heavenly reception: the protagonist is attended by celestial women, and the auditory imagery of girdles and anklets conveys the atmosphere of svarga and the transition from human hardship to divine honor.