Shloka 159

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

सर्वलक्षणसम्पूर्णा वैदूर्यमणिसंनिभा । पज्चानां पुरुषेन्द्राणां चित्तप्रमथनी रह:,वह समस्त शुभ लक्षणोंसे सम्पन्न तथा वैदूर्य मणिके समान कान्तिमती थी। एकान्तमें रहकर वह पाँचों पुरुषप्रवर पाण्डवोंके मनको मुग्ध किये रहती थी

Transliteration

sarvalakṣaṇasampūrṇā vaidūryamaṇisaṃnibhā | pañcānāṃ puruṣendrāṇāṃ cittapramathanī rahaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Nàng hội đủ mọi tướng tốt cát tường, rực sáng như ngọc mắt mèo (vaidūrya). Ở chốn riêng tư, nàng không ngừng làm say đắm và khuấy động tâm can của năm bậc nam nhi kiệt xuất—các vương tử Pāṇḍava.

Word by Word

सर्वलक्षणसम्पूर्णाcomplete with all auspicious marks

वैदूर्यमणिसंनिभाresembling a vaidūrya gem

पञ्चानाम्of five

पुरुषेन्द्राणाम्of the best of men (kings among men)

चित्तप्रमथनीone who agitates/steals the mind

रहःin secret, privately

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍavas (five brothers)

Vaidūrya-maṇi (cat’s-eye gem)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how outward excellence and private proximity can powerfully sway the mind, suggesting an ethical caution: attachment and fascination arise easily and can influence judgment, especially among even the greatest persons.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a woman of extraordinary auspicious beauty, likened to the shining vaidūrya gem, who—while living privately—captivates the hearts of the five Pāṇḍava princes.