Shloka 32
दानपात्रापात्र-निर्णयः / Determining Worthy Gifts, Recipients, and Permissible Food
ततो नवं रथं शुभ्रं कम्बलाजिनसंवृतम् । युक्ते षोडशभिगोंभि: पाण्डुरै: शुभलक्षणै:
tato navaṁ rathaṁ śubhraṁ kambalājinasaṁvṛtam | yukte ṣoḍaśabhir gobhiḥ pāṇḍuraiḥ śubhalakṣaṇaiḥ |
তারপর কম্বল ও মৃগচর্মে আচ্ছাদিত এক নতুন উজ্জ্বল রথ আনা হল; তাতে শুভলক্ষণযুক্ত ষোলোটি শ্বেত বলদ জোতা ছিল।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dhārmic kingship expressed through auspicious, ritually proper public conduct: the ruler’s legitimacy is shown not merely by power but by reverence, purity, and adherence to auspicious norms that reassure society after upheaval.
After the preceding acts of honor and worship associated with Yudhiṣṭhira’s entry, a new shining chariot—covered with blankets and deer-skin and yoked with sixteen auspicious white oxen—is prepared for the royal ride, signaling a formal, auspicious procession.