Shloka 35

गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura

Devanagari script

ते प्राप्प धनमक्षय्यं त्वदीयं भरतर्षभ | उदक्रोशन्महा भागा नरेन्द्र विजितारय:,भरतश्रेष्ठ! नरेश्वरर आपके धनका अक्षय भण्डार पाकर शत्रुविजयी महाभाग पाण्डव जोर-जोरसे हर्षध्वनि करने लगे

Transliteration

te prāpuḥ dhanam akṣayyaṁ tvadīyaṁ bharatarṣabha | udakrośan mahābhāgā narendra vijitāriṇaḥ ||

Translation

قال يودهيشثيرا: «يا ثورَ آلِ بهاراتا، يا أيها الملك! لما نالوا كنزك الذي لا ينفد، أطلق الباندافا السعداء—وقد قهروا أعداءهم—صيحاتِ الفرح مدوّية».

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (sense)

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अक्षय्यम्: imperishable, inexhaustible
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• त्वदीयम्: your (belonging to you)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वदीय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत + ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• उदक्रोशन्: shouting, crying aloud
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + क्रुश्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महाभागाः: greatly fortunate, illustrious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नरेन्द्र: O king, lord of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विजितारयः: having conquered enemies
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजित + अरि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pāṇḍavas
• Bharatarṣabha (honorific for the addressed king)
• Narendra (the addressed king)
• Akṣayya-dhana (inexhaustible treasure/wealth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how rightful support and resources strengthen a just cause in war: when allies provide dependable means (“inexhaustible treasure”), the righteous side gains confidence and morale, expressed here as collective rejoicing.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira reports that the Pāṇḍavas, having received the king’s inexhaustible wealth, loudly celebrate—signaling renewed strength and readiness after securing crucial material support.