Shloka 13
Adhyāya 14: Sudēṣṇā Sends Sairandhrī to Kīcaka’s House (सुदेष्णा–सैरन्ध्री–कीचक संवादः)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत विराटपर्वके अन्तर्गत समयपालनपर्वमें जीयूतवधसम्बन्धी तेरहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
rūpam agryaṃ tathā kāntiḥ saukumāryam anuttamam | kāntyā vibhāti vaktraṃ te śaśāṅka iva nirmalam ||
“Ang iyong anyo ang pinakadakila—maganda, maningning, at may lambing na walang kapantay. Sa sariling liwanag nito, ang iyong mukha’y kumikislap, malinis at walang dungis, na parang buwan na dalisay.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models restrained, refined praise: beauty is described through clarity, purity, and gentle radiance (moon-like nirmalatā), suggesting that outward splendour is best framed in terms of inner refinement and spotless character.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a speaker offers an encomium—admiring someone’s exceptional beauty and radiance—using the classical simile of the spotless moon; in the Gītā Press context this appears alongside the chapter-colophon material marking the close of the Jīyūtavadha-related section.