Shloka 34
अरुणाभा महाभोगा दीर्घकेश्य: सिताम्बरा: । ऊर्ध्ववेणीधराश्नैव पिड्ाक्ष्यो लम्बमेखला:
aruṇābhā mahābhogā dīrghakeśyaḥ sitāmbarāḥ | ūrdhvaveṇīdharāś caiva piṅgākṣyo lambamekhalāḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Nagpakita sila na may mapulang ningning, taglay ang dakilang karangyaan at kasaganaan—mahahaba ang buhok, nakadamit ng puti, at ang tirintas ay nakatali sa itaas. Ang kanilang matang kulay-dilaw-kayumanggi at mahahabang pamigkis sa baywang ay tanda na sila’y mga nilalang na di pangkaraniwan, mula sa daigdig na lampas sa atin.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions less as a direct moral injunction and more as a narrative device: in the context of war, extraordinary appearances and ominous signs underscore the ethical gravity of adharma-driven conflict and the sense that cosmic order reacts to human violence.
Vaiśampāyana describes a group of striking, otherworldly female figures by their color, dress, hair, eyes, and ornaments—details typically used in the epic to signal a portent or supernatural manifestation amid the events of the Shalya Parva.