Shloka 17

अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्

Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure

Devanagari script

तरुणादित्यसंकाशं बृहन्तं चारुदर्शनम्‌ | मणिहेमविचित्राड्गं सुध्वजं सुपताकिनम्‌

Transliteration

taruṇādityasaṅkāśaṃ bṛhantaṃ cārudarśanam | maṇihemavicitrāṅgaṃ sudhvajaṃ supatākinam ||

Translation

ราชรถนั้นส่องประกายดุจสุริยะยามเยาว์ ใหญ่โตและงามตา ทุกส่วนประดับฝังด้วยแก้วมณีและทองคำ ธงชัยงดงามยิ่ง และมีธงชายอันประณีตโบกสะบัดอยู่เบื้องบน

Word by Word

• तरुण: young
• तरुण: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरुण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आदित्य: of the sun
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संकाशम्: resembling; like
• संकाशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संकाश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बृहन्तम्: great; huge
• बृहन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहन्त्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चारु: beautiful; charming
• चारु: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दर्शनम्: appearance; sight
• दर्शनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मणि: with gems
• मणि: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• हेम: with gold
• हेम: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• विचित्र: variegated; ornate
• विचित्र: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अङ्गम्: having parts/limbs (i.e., with its parts)
• अङ्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सु: well; very
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु

• ध्वजम्: banner; standard
• ध्वजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सु: well; very
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु

• पताकिनम्: having a pennant/flag
• पताकिनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पताकिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• chariot (ratha)
• banner (dhvaja)
• pennant/flag (patākā)
• Sun (Āditya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how outward magnificence—radiance, ornamentation, and martial insignia—functions as a cultural sign of royal power and readiness for conflict. Ethically, it frames the gravity of impending war: splendid instruments of battle can be aesthetically captivating, yet they serve a serious, dharma-laden purpose in the narrative.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana is describing a chariot in vivid, elevated imagery: it gleams like the rising sun, is large and handsome, decorated with gems and gold, and marked by a beautiful banner and fluttering pennant—setting a majestic tone for the events of the Udyoga Parva as preparations and displays of power intensify.