Shloka 113

Kārttikeya-Abhiṣecana: Mātṛgaṇa-Nāma Saṃkīrtana and Skanda’s Commission

Devanagari script

उनका बल और वेग महान्‌ था। वे युद्धप्रेमी महा-पार्षदयगण कुमारका अभिषेक देखकर बड़े प्रसन्न हुए ।। घण्टाजालपिनद्धाज्ा ननृतुस्ते महौजस: । एते चान्ये च बहवो महापारिषदा नृप

Transliteration

ghaṇṭājāla-pinaddhājā nanṛtus te mahaujasaḥ | ete cānye ca bahavo mahāpāriṣadā nṛpa ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：那些雄威赫赫的战士，旗帜上缀着铃网，欢腾起舞。大王啊，他们——连同许多王廷议会中的显贵——见王子受灌顶加冕，皆心生大悦；因为他的力量与迅捷早已闻名，而他们的心本就系于战事。

Word by Word

घण्टाजालपिनद्धाःwearing/covered with a net of bells

ननृतुःthey danced

तेthose / they

महौजसःof great vigor/energy

एतेthese

चand

अन्येothers

चand

बहवःmany

महापारिषदाःgreat councilors/attendants (of the court)

नृपO king

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

nṛpa (the king addressed)

mahāpāriṣadāḥ (royal assembly/council members)

dhvaja (banners/standards)

ghaṇṭājāla (net of bells)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how royal legitimacy and martial prowess are publicly affirmed: the courtly elite rejoice at a prince’s consecration, showing that political order in the epic is sustained not only by ritual (abhiṣeka) but also by the community’s recognition of strength and readiness for duty in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a celebratory scene: powerful warriors and eminent assembly members, with bell-adorned banners, dance and rejoice after witnessing the prince’s consecration, pleased by his famed strength and speed.