Shloka 36

Devanagari script

तत्र हृष्टा नरा राजंस्तेजोयुक्ता महाबला: । स्त्रियश्लोत्पलवर्णा भा: सर्वा: सुप्रियदर्शना:,राजन! वहाँके पुरुष हृष्ट-पुष्ट, तेजस्वी और महाबली होते हैं तथा सभी स्त्रियाँ कमलके समान कान्तिमती और देखनेमें अत्यन्त मनोरम होती हैं

Transliteration

tatra hṛṣṭā narā rājan tejoyuktā mahābalāḥ | striyaś ca utpalavarṇābhāḥ sarvāḥ supriyadarśanāḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“大王啊，那里男子欢悦丰腴，具光辉与大力；而女子皆如莲华之色，极其悦目。”此描写凸显一方以富足、旺盛生机与吉祥之美为标志的境界——在传统中，这些皆与正法秩序与安泰相连。

Word by Word

तत्रthere

हृष्टाःdelighted, exhilarated

नराःmen

राजन्O king

तेजः-युक्ताःendowed with brilliance

महाबलाःvery strong, mighty

स्त्रियःwomen

उत्पल-वर्णाःlotus-colored, lotus-hued

भाःsplendors, radiances

सर्वाःall

सुप्रिय-दर्शनाःvery pleasing to behold

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents prosperity, strength, and beauty as outward signs of a well-ordered and auspicious society—qualities traditionally linked with righteous governance and collective well-being.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses the king and describes the people of a certain place: the men are vigorous and radiant, and the women are lotus-like in complexion and pleasing in appearance, emphasizing the region’s flourishing condition.