Shloka 9

Adhyāya 6: Kaṅka (Yudhiṣṭhira) Seeks Refuge in Virāṭa’s Assembly

Devanagari script

स्वरूपं ब्रह्मचर्य च विशदं गगनेश्वरी । कृष्णच्छविसमा कृष्णा संकर्षणसमानना

Transliteration

svarūpaṁ brahmacaryaṁ ca viśadaṁ gaganeśvarī | kṛṣṇacchavisamā kṛṣṇā saṅkarṣaṇasamānanā

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“她的形相与梵行之誓皆清净明澈；她光耀如天穹之主。肤色幽暗如黑天（Kṛṣṇa），那位克利师那（Kṛṣṇā）却有着酷似桑迦尔沙那（Saṅkarṣaṇa）的面容。”

Word by Word

• svarūpam: form, appearance
• svarūpam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarūpa
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• brahmacaryam: celibacy, student-discipline
• brahmacaryam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmacarya
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• viśadam: clear, pure, bright
• viśadam: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśada
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• gaganeśvarī: lady/queen of the sky (a celestial lady)
• gaganeśvarī: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaganeśvarī
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• kṛṣṇa-chavi-samā: having a complexion like Kṛṣṇa’s
• kṛṣṇa-chavi-samā: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa + chavi + samā
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• kṛṣṇā: Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• kṛṣṇā: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇā
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• saṅkarṣaṇa-samānanā: having a face like Saṅkarṣaṇa’s
• saṅkarṣaṇa-samānanā: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṅkarṣaṇa + samā + ānanā
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• Kṛṣṇa
• Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarāma)
• gagana (sky)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links outer beauty with inner discipline: Draupadī’s radiance is presented alongside brahmacarya (self-restraint/chastity), implying that ethical purity and steadfast conduct are central to true nobility.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana is describing Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), praising her pure demeanor and striking appearance by comparing her luminosity to the moon and her features to revered figures—Kṛṣṇa and Saṅkarṣaṇa.