Shloka 39
Adhyāya 52 (Sabhā-parva): Vidura Invites Yudhiṣṭhira to Hastināpura for the Dice Match
Devanagari script
नानादेशसमुत्थैश्ष नानाजातिभिरेव च
Transliteration
nānādeśasamutthaiś ca nānājātibhir eva ca
Translation
Die Versammlung war erfüllt von Menschen aus vielen Ländern und aus vielerlei Gemeinschaften.
Word by Word
नानाvarious, many kinds of
नाना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना
Formindeclinable (used adverbially/attributively)
देश-समुत्थैःby/with those arisen from (different) countries
देश-समुत्थैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootदेशसमुत्थ
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental plural
नानाvarious, many kinds of
नाना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना
Formindeclinable (used adverbially/attributively)
जातिभिःby/with (different) peoples/tribes/castes
जातिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजाति
Formfeminine, instrumental plural
एवindeed, just, even
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
Formindeclinable
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formindeclinable
Speaker
दुर्योधन उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DuryodhanaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line highlights how actions and words in a public, diverse assembly carry amplified ethical and political consequences: reputation, legitimacy, and justice are judged before a broad audience, making restraint and righteousness especially important.
Duryodhana is describing the composition of the gathering—people from many regions and communities—emphasizing the scale and public nature of the courtly scene in which major decisions and humiliations are witnessed.