Shloka 16
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
लक्षणं चैतदेवेह भविता ते नराधिप । इन्द्रमालेति विख्यातं धन्यमप्रतिमं महत्,नरेश्वर! यह माला ही इन्द्रमालाके नामसे विख्यात होकर इस जगत्में तुम्हारी पहचान करानेके लिये परम धन्य एवं अनुपम चिह्न होगी
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
lakṣaṇaṃ caitad eveha bhavitā te narādhipa |
indramāleti vikhyātaṃ dhanyam apratimaṃ mahat ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“此物将成为你在世间的识别之记，王啊。它以‘因陀罗花鬘’（Indramālā）之名闻于天下；这伟大、无比、吉祥的花鬘，将成为世人认出你的标志。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A rightful ruler is identified not only by power but by recognized auspicious signs (lakṣaṇa) that confer legitimacy and public acknowledgment; the verse highlights how symbolic tokens can function as ethical and social markers of kingship.
Vaiśampāyana foretells that a particular garland, famous as the Indramālā, will serve as the king’s distinctive emblem—an auspicious, incomparable sign by which he will be known and recognized.