Mahabharata 3.46.6 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 46, Shloka 6
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Sañjaya on Arjuna’s Indraloka report and the political consequences
मृदुकुज्चितदीर्घेण कुमुदोक्तरधारिणा । केशहस्तेन ललना जगामाथ विराजती
mṛdukuñcitadīrgheṇa kumudottaradhāriṇā | keśahastena lalanā jagāmātha virājatī ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：那少女装点得光彩照人，向前而行——柔软而修长、微微卷曲的发丝束成一绺辫子，其上点缀着一簇簇白色的库穆达花。如此妆饰，她便朝阿周那的居所走去，显出一种有意而端雅的趋近，仍在含蓄与礼法的规范之内。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily offers aesthetic narration, but it implicitly reflects ideals of decorum: personal adornment and composed movement are presented as outward signs of modesty and intentional, socially appropriate conduct.
A radiant young woman, her long curled hair neatly arranged and decorated with white kumuda blossoms, proceeds onward—understood (from the contextual gloss) as moving toward Arjuna’s dwelling.
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