Shloka 34
Adhyāya 45 — Duryodhana’s Distress, Śakuni’s Counsel, and the Summons for Dyūta
पाण्डव्स्त्वब्रवीद् भ्रातून् सत्कारेण महीपतिम्
pāṇḍavastvabravīd bhrātṝn satkāreṇa mahīpatim | pāṇḍunandana yudhiṣṭhirena bhrātṝn prati—“damaghoṣa-putrasya vīrasya rājñaḥ śiśupālasya antyeṣṭi-saṃskāraṃ mahā-satkāreṇa kuruta, mā vilambata” iti | pāṇḍavāś ca tasya bhrātuḥ ājñāṃ yathārtha-rūpeṇa pālayām āsuḥ ||
তেতিয়া পাণ্ডুনন্দন যুধিষ্ঠিৰে ভ্ৰাতৃসকলক আদৰসহ ক’লে—“দমঘোষ-পুত্ৰ বীৰ শিশুপালৰ অন্ত্যেষ্টিক্ৰিয়া যথোচিত সন্মানসহ, বিলম্ব নকৰি সম্পন্ন কৰা।” পাণ্ডৱসকলে ভ্ৰাতাৰ আজ্ঞা যথাযথভাৱে পালন কৰিলে।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma in the form of dignified conduct: even after conflict, a king (and those under him) should ensure proper funeral rites and honor for the deceased, reflecting restraint, respect for social-religious obligations, and impartial royal ethics.
After Śiśupāla’s death, Yudhiṣṭhira instructs his brothers to perform Śiśupāla’s antyeṣṭi (funeral rites) promptly and with full royal honor; the Pāṇḍavas obey his order faithfully.