Shloka 9

Adhyāya 6: Kaṅka (Yudhiṣṭhira) Seeks Refuge in Virāṭa’s Assembly

Devanagari script

स्वरूपं ब्रह्मचर्य च विशदं गगनेश्वरी । कृष्णच्छविसमा कृष्णा संकर्षणसमानना

Transliteration

svarūpaṁ brahmacaryaṁ ca viśadaṁ gaganeśvarī | kṛṣṇacchavisamā kṛṣṇā saṅkarṣaṇasamānanā

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Ang kaniyang anyo at ang panatang kalinisan ay dalisay at maningning; siya’y kumikislap na tila panginoon ng kalangitan. Maitim ang kulay gaya ni Kṛṣṇa, at ang Kṛṣṇā na iyon ay may mukhang kahawig ni Saṅkarṣaṇa.”

Word by Word

• svarūpam: form, appearance
• svarūpam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarūpa
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• brahmacaryam: celibacy, student-discipline
• brahmacaryam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmacarya
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• viśadam: clear, pure, bright
• viśadam: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśada
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• gaganeśvarī: lady/queen of the sky (a celestial lady)
• gaganeśvarī: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaganeśvarī
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• kṛṣṇa-chavi-samā: having a complexion like Kṛṣṇa’s
• kṛṣṇa-chavi-samā: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa + chavi + samā
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• kṛṣṇā: Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• kṛṣṇā: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇā
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• saṅkarṣaṇa-samānanā: having a face like Saṅkarṣaṇa’s
• saṅkarṣaṇa-samānanā: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṅkarṣaṇa + samā + ānanā
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• Kṛṣṇa
• Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarāma)
• gagana (sky)