Shloka 25
सहदेवस्य गोसंख्य-तन्तिपाल-रूपेण विराट-समागमः | Sahadeva’s Audience with Virāṭa as Cattle-Enumerator
Tantipāla
राजा विराट: सुश्रोणि दृष्टवा वपुरमानुषम् । विहाय मां वरारोहे गच्छेत् सर्वेण चेतसा,सुन्दर नितम्बोंवाली सुन्दरी! तुम्हारे सम्पूर्ण अंग सुन्दर हैं। राजा विराट तुम्हारा यह दिव्य रूप देखते ही मुझे छोड़कर सम्पूर्ण चित्तसे तुम्हींमें आसक्त हो जायँगे
rājā virāṭaḥ suśroṇi dṛṣṭvā vapur amānuṣam | vihāya māṃ varārohe gacchet sarveṇa cetasā ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“噢，丰臀的佳人！当毗罗吒王一见你这超凡脱俗的容色，他必将弃我而去，贤淑的少女啊，并以全部心神尽系于你。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary beauty can provoke powerful attachment and distraction, implying an ethical caution: unchecked desire can override prior loyalties and sound judgment.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a remark addressed to a beautiful woman, stating that if King Virāṭa were to see her superhuman form, he would forsake the speaker and become completely absorbed in her.