Shloka 14
कुन्तीनिवर्तनप्रयत्नः तथा वननिवासप्रारम्भः
Attempt to Dissuade Kuntī; Commencement of Forest Residence
इन्दीवरश्यामतनु: स्थिता तु यैषा परासन्नमहीतले च । भार्या मता माद्रवतीसुतस्य ज्येष्ठस्थ सेयं कमलायताक्षी
indīvaraśyāmatanuḥ sthitā tu yaiṣā parāsannamahītale ca | bhāryā matā mādravatīsutasya jyeṣṭhasthā seyaṃ kamalāyatākṣī ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Ang babaeng ito, na maitim ang katawan na wari’y bughaw na lotus, na nakatayo nang malapit sa lupa—siya, ang may matang tulad ng lotus, ay kinikilalang asawa ni Nakula, ang panganay na anak ni Mādrī.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the epic’s concern for rightful identification and social order: individuals are situated through relationships (wife, son of Mādrī, elder among brothers). In the Ashramavāsika context, such naming also highlights the human cost of the war—families and spouses remain, bearing grief and duty even as elders move toward renunciation.
Sañjaya is pointing out and identifying a woman present nearby, describing her appearance (dark like a blue lotus, lotus-eyed) and stating that she is the wife of Nakula, Mādrī’s elder son.