Shloka 5
अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship
Book 14, Chapter 89
शिष्टान्यड्रानि यान्यासंस्तस्याश्चस्य नराधिप
śiṣṭāny aḍrāṇi yāny āsaṁs tasyāś cāsya narādhipa
Vaiśampāyana said: “O king, the distinguished mountains that belonged to her, and also those that belonged to him…”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a narrative bridge, emphasizing how sovereignty and reputation are tied to recognized (śiṣṭa) domains—here symbolized by notable mountains—suggesting that legitimate rule is associated with acknowledged territories and inherited or established claims.
Vaiśampāyana addresses the king and begins listing or referring to notable mountains associated with ‘her’ and ‘him’; the line is incomplete by itself and appears to continue a description of regions/possessions connected to particular persons in the surrounding verses.