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Shloka 34

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel on Restraint and the Pāṇḍavas’ Authorized Return (धृतराष्ट्र-उपदेशः)

Devanagari script

शारदोत्पलपत्राक्ष्या शारदोत्पलगन्धया । शारदोत्पलसेविन्या रूपेण श्रीसमानया

Transliteration

śāradotpalapatrākṣyā śāradotpalagandhayā | śāradotpalasevinyā rūpeṇa śrīsamanayā ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira nói: “Mắt nàng đẹp và rộng như cánh sen nở vào mùa thu. Từ thân thể nàng tỏa hương như sen mùa thu. Nàng vui thích với những đóa sen mùa thu, và về dung sắc, nàng sánh với chính Śrī (Lakṣmī).”

Word by Word

शारदोत्पलपत्राक्ष्याby/with (her) eyes like the petals of autumn lotuses

शारदोत्पलगन्धयाwith the fragrance of autumn lotuses

शारदोत्पलसेविन्याby/with (her being) one who resorts to/uses autumn lotuses

रूपेणby/with beauty; in appearance

श्रीसमानयाequal to Śrī (Lakṣmī)

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Śrī (Lakṣmī)

śāradotpala (autumn lotus)

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 uses refined poetic imagery to portray captivating beauty, implicitly warning how sensory allure can influence judgment in royal and ethical contexts—an undercurrent in the Sabha narrative where desire and fascination can cloud dharmic discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira is describing a woman’s extraordinary beauty through autumn-lotus similes—eyes like lotus petals, lotus-like fragrance, delight in lotuses, and a form comparable to Lakṣmī—within the broader Sabha Parva setting of courtly speech and consequential choices.