Shloka 31

Devanagari script

विभ्राजते चातिमात्र किरीटं विचित्रमेतच्च धनंजयस्य । दिवाकराभो मणिरेष दिव्यो विभ्राजते चैव किरीटसंस्थ:

Transliteration

vibhrājate cātimātraṁ kirīṭaṁ vicitram etac ca dhanañjayasya | divākarābho maṇir eṣa divyo vibhrājate caiva kirīṭasaṁsthaḥ ||

Translation

毗首迦说道：“檀那阇耶那奇异的王冠放射出非凡的光辉；镶嵌其上的天界宝珠亦如太阳般炽然耀目。”

Word by Word

• विभ्राजते: shines, gleams
• विभ्राजते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: विभ्राज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

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

• अतिमात्रम्: excessively, very greatly (in measure)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिमात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• किरीटम्: crown, diadem
• किरीटम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरीट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विचित्रम्: variegated, wonderful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• धनंजयस्य: of Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• दिवाकराभः: sun-like, having the lustre of the sun
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिवाकराभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मणिः: gem, jewel
• मणिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एषः: this
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दिव्यः: divine, celestial
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विभ्राजते: shines, gleams
• विभ्राजते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: विभ्राज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

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

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

• किरीटसंस्थः: situated in/on the crown
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किरीटसंस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

विशोक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Viśoka
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• kirīṭa (crown)
• divya maṇi (divine jewel)
• divākara (the Sun)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the symbolic power of visible splendor in dharmic warfare: Arjuna’s radiant crown and sun-like jewel function as auspicious markers of authority and morale, suggesting that inner resolve and rightful standing often manifest outwardly as confidence and brilliance.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the Karṇa Parva battle sequence, Viśoka draws attention to Arjuna (Dhanañjaya), describing how his crown and the divine gem set in it blaze like the sun—an observation meant to convey Arjuna’s formidable presence and the awe he inspires among onlookers.