Shloka 32

Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha

Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site

Devanagari script

सबला मधुराश्चैव यौवनस्था: स्वलंकृता: । माहात्म्येन च संयुक्ता: कामरूपधरास्तथा

Transliteration

sabalā madhurāś caiva yauvanasthāḥ svalaṅkṛtāḥ | māhātmyena ca saṃyuktāḥ kāmarūpadharās tathā, bharatanandana |

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana nói: “Hỡi niềm vui của dòng Bharata, họ mang nhiều sắc thái khác nhau và duyên dáng, đang độ thanh xuân viên mãn, lại được trang sức bằng chính đồ trang sức của mình. Được ban cho quyền năng và uy linh phi thường, họ có thể mang lấy bất cứ hình dạng nào theo ý muốn.”

Word by Word

• सबला: strong, powerful
• सबला: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सबल
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• मधुराः: sweet; lovely
• मधुराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• यौवनस्थाः: being in youth; youthful
• यौवनस्थाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यौवनस्थ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वलंकृताः: well-adorned
• स्वलंकृताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वलंकृत
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• माहात्म्येन: with greatness; by majesty
• माहात्म्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• संयुक्ताः: endowed; joined (with)
• संयुक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयुक्त
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• कामरूपधराः: those who assume forms at will
• कामरूपधराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामरूपधर
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• भरतनन्दन: O delight of Bharata (O descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• bharatanandana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the Mahābhārata’s ethical caution about appearances: beauty, youth, and adornment can accompany extraordinary powers, so discernment is needed rather than being led by outward charm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a group of beings (women/figures) as beautiful, youthful, ornamented, and possessed of great power, emphasizing their ability to change form at will, while addressing the listener as ‘bharatanandana’.