Shloka 4
Vivāha-dharma: Kanyā-pradāna, Śulka, and Pāṇigrahaṇa-niṣṭhā (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४४)
रुचिं च रुचिरापाजड़ीं पीनश्रोणिपयोधराम् । पद्मपत्रविशालाक्षीं सम्पूर्णेन्दुनिभाननाम्
ruciṃ ca rucirāpāṅgīṃ pīnaśroṇipayodharām | padmapatraviśālākṣīṃ sampūrṇendunibhānanām ||
Bhīṣma nói: “Và Ruci hiện ra—duyên dáng trong ánh nhìn liếc nghiêng, với hông đầy đặn và bầu ngực nở nang, đôi mắt lớn như cánh sen vừa hé, và gương mặt tựa vầng trăng tròn.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse is primarily descriptive, using standard poetic similes (lotus-eyes, moon-face) to signal auspicious presence and to characterize Ruci’s appearance; it does not directly state a moral rule, but reflects epic aesthetics where beauty is a narrative indicator of prominence and fortune.
Bhishma describes the appearance of a woman named Ruci, portraying her with conventional markers of beauty—graceful sidelong glances, full form, lotus-like large eyes, and a face like the full moon—indicating that she is seen seated/appearing before the observer in the scene.