Shloka 159

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

सर्वलक्षणसम्पूर्णा वैदूर्यमणिसंनिभा । पज्चानां पुरुषेन्द्राणां चित्तप्रमथनी रह:

Transliteration

sarvalakṣaṇasampūrṇā vaidūryamaṇisaṃnibhā | pañcānāṃ puruṣendrāṇāṃ cittapramathanī rahaḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：她具足一切吉相，光辉如猫眼宝珠（vaidūrya）。即便居于幽处，她也不断摄动并迷醉五位最卓绝的男子——般度五王子——的心神。

Word by Word

• सर्वलक्षणसम्पूर्णा: complete with all auspicious marks
• सर्वलक्षणसम्पूर्णा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-लक्षण-सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वैदूर्यमणिसंनिभा: resembling a vaidūrya gem
• वैदूर्यमणिसंनिभा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैदूर्य-मणि-संनिभ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पञ्चानाम्: of five
• पञ्चानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पुरुषेन्द्राणाम्: of the best of men (kings among men)
• पुरुषेन्द्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• चित्तप्रमथनी: one who agitates/steals the mind
• चित्तप्रमथनी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्त-प्रमथनिन्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• रहः: in secret, privately
• रहः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रहस्
• Form: true

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas (five brothers)
• Vaidūrya-maṇi (cat’s-eye gem)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how outward excellence and private proximity can powerfully sway the mind, suggesting an ethical caution: attachment and fascination arise easily and can influence judgment, especially among even the greatest persons.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a woman of extraordinary auspicious beauty, likened to the shining vaidūrya gem, who—while living privately—captivates the hearts of the five Pāṇḍava princes.