Shloka 46

Śiśupāla’s Protest Against the Arghya to Kṛṣṇa (शिशुपाल-आक्षेपः)

Devanagari script

समुपादाय रत्नानि विविधानि महान्ति च । भारत! धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर और उनकी सभाको देखनेके लिये सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंसे सभी क्षत्रिय वहाँ नाना प्रकारके बहुमूल्य रत्नोंकी भेंट लेकर आये

Transliteration

samupādāya ratnāni vividhāni mahānti ca | bhārata! dharmarāja-yudhiṣṭhiraṁ sabhāṁ ca draṣṭuṁ sarva-diṅbhyaḥ sarve kṣatriyās tatra nānā-prakārāṇi bahu-mūlyāni ratnāni bheṭīkṛtya samāyayuḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: O Bhārata, to behold Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira and his royal assembly, kṣatriyas from every direction arrived there, bringing as offerings many kinds of precious and great jewels—an act that signals public recognition of his righteous sovereignty and the prestige of his court.

Word by Word

• समुपादाय: having taken up / having brought
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-आ-दा (√दा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), non-finite

• रत्नानि: gems, jewels
• रत्नानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• विविधानि: various, diverse
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• महान्ति: great, large
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata (Janamejaya as addressee)
• Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira
• Sabhā (royal assembly hall)
• Kṣatriyas
• Ratnāni (jewels/precious gifts)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Public honor and tribute offered to a righteous king reflect the ethical ideal that political authority gains legitimacy through dharma; wealth is presented not merely as display but as acknowledgement of just rule and orderly sovereignty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṣatriya rulers from all regions come to see Yudhiṣṭhira and his famed assembly hall, arriving with valuable jewels and gifts as offerings, marking the renown and recognized status of his court.