Shloka 34

दानपात्रापात्र-निर्णयः / Determining Worthy Gifts, Recipients, and Permissible Food

Devanagari script

जग्राह रश्मीन्‌ कौन्तेयो भीमो भीमपराक्रम: । अर्जुन: पाण्डुरं छत्रं धारयामास भानुमत्‌

Transliteration

jagrāha raśmīn kaunteyo bhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ | arjunaḥ pāṇḍuraṃ chatraṃ dhārayāmāsa bhānumat |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Bhīma, Kuntīs Sohn von furchterregender Kraft, ergriff die Zügel, während Arjuna den strahlend weißen Königsschirm hochhielt. Die Szene betont disziplinierten Dienst und geordnete Haltung: Selbst die größten Helden nehmen die ihnen zugewiesenen Aufgaben an und ehren Rangordnung und Anstand im öffentlichen Handeln.

Word by Word

जग्राहseized, took hold

रश्मीन्reins

कौन्तेयःthe son of Kunti (Kunti’s son)

भीमःBhima

भीमपराक्रमःof terrible valor

अर्जुनःArjuna

पाण्डुरम्white, pale

छत्रम्umbrella, parasol

धारयामासheld, bore

भानुमत्shining, radiant

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīma

Arjuna

reins (raśmi)

white parasol (pāṇḍura chatra)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic order and humility in action: eminent warriors perform supportive roles (holding reins, bearing the royal parasol) to uphold decorum, collective duty, and respect for rightful authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates a procession or royal movement in which Bhīma takes charge of controlling the horses by grasping the reins, and Arjuna ceremonially bears a shining white parasol—an emblem of honor and sovereignty—over the principal figure.