Shloka 31
Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha
Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site
दीर्घनख्यो दीर्घदन्त्यो दीर्घतुण्ड्यश्व भारत,भरतनन्दन! इनके नख, दाँत और मुख सभी विशाल हैं। वे सबला, मधुरा (सुन्दरी), युवावस्थासे सम्पन्न तथा वस्त्राभूषणोंसे विभूषित हैं। इनकी बड़ी महिमा है। ये अपनी इच्छाके अनुसार रूप धारण करनेवाली हैं
dīrghanakhyo dīrghadantyo dīrghatuṇḍyaś ca bhārata | bharatanandana! etāsāṁ nakhā dantāś ca mukhāni ca sarvāṇi vipulāni | sarvāḥ sabalā madhurā yuvāvasthā-sampannā vastrābharaṇa-vibhūṣitāḥ | mahātmya-yuktāḥ | kāmarūpiṇyaś ca ||
毗舍婆耶那说道：“婆罗多啊，婆罗多族的欢欣之子啊！这些女子指甲修长，牙齿修长，口亦修长；她们的指甲、牙齿与面容皆巨大异常。她们个个强健而妍丽，具足青春的丰盛，衣饰珠宝灿然加身。她们威力与荣光甚大，并能随心所欲化现任何形貌。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the presence of extraordinary, potentially dangerous beings whose beauty and adornment coexist with unsettling features and supernatural power. Ethically, it cautions that outward charm may conceal formidable capability, and that discernment is necessary amid deceptive appearances.
Vaiśampāyana describes a group of women with striking physical traits and great splendor, emphasizing their strength and their ability to change form at will—marking them as supernatural figures within the war-time narrative of the Śalya Parva.