Shloka 46

Śalya’s Objection to Sārathya and Duryodhana’s Conciliation (शल्यमन्यु-प्रशमनम् / Sārathyāṅgīkāra)

Devanagari script

ततः स शुशुभे राजन्‌ कण्ठासक्तमहाधनु:,राजन! कण्ठमें पड़े हुए उस महाधनुषसे युक्त नकुल ऐसी शोभा पाने लगे, मानो आकाशमें चन्द्रमापर घेरा पड़ गया हो अथवा कोई श्याम मेघ इन्द्रधनुषसे सुशोभित हो रहा हो

Transliteration

tataḥ sa śuśubhe rājan kaṇṭhāsakta-mahādhanuḥ

Translation

Sañjaya thưa: Bấy giờ, tâu Đại vương, chàng rực sáng, mang theo cây đại cung khoác nơi cổ. Với vũ khí hùng mạnh ấy, Nakula hiện lên lộng lẫy—như vầng trăng trên trời được quầng sáng bao quanh, hoặc như áng mây mưa sẫm màu được cầu vồng của Indra tô điểm—một hình tượng của sự sẵn sàng chiến trận và dũng khí kỷ luật giữa cuộc chiến đang cuộn mở.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शुशुभे: shone, appeared splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कण्ठासक्तमहाधनुः: having a great bow slung on the neck/shoulder
• कण्ठासक्तमहाधनुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कण्ठासक्तमहाधनुस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Nakula
• mahādhanuḥ (great bow)
• candra (moon) (simile context)
• megha (dark cloud) (simile context)
• indradhanuḥ (rainbow) (simile context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined martial readiness: a warrior’s splendor is portrayed not as vanity but as the outward sign of preparedness and steadfastness in kṣatriya-dharma during a righteous battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Nakula’s striking appearance as he bears a great bow slung at his neck, using vivid similes (moon with a halo; dark cloud with a rainbow) to convey his radiance and battle-ready presence.