Shloka 28

Bhīmasena’s Digvijaya and Tribute Return (भीमस्य दिग्विजयः धननिवेदनं च)

Devanagari script

मयूरसदृशानन्यानुत्तरानपरानपि । जवनानाशुगांश्वैव करार्थ समुपानयत्‌,इनके सिवा मोरके समान रंगवाले उत्तम, गतिशील और शीघ्रगामी दूसरे भी बहुत-से घोड़े वे करके रूपमें वसूल कर लाये

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

mayūrasadṛśān anyān uttamān aparān api |

javanān āśugāṁś caiva karārthaṁ samupānayat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Besides those, he also brought many other excellent horses—peacock‑hued in appearance, swift and fast‑moving—collected as tribute (tax, payment in kind). The passage underscores the political economy of kingship, in which wealth and resources, even living assets like horses, are gathered as lawful dues to sustain power and statecraft.

Word by Word

• मयूर-सदृशान्: peacock-like (in color/appearance)
• मयूर-सदृशान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मयूरसदृश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अन्यान्: other
• अन्यान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• उत्तमान्: excellent, best
• उत्तमान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपरान्: others, additional
• अपरान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• जवनान्: swift
• जवनान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जवन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• आशुगान्: fast-going, quick
• आशुगान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आशुग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कर-अर्थम्: as tribute (for tax/levy)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समुपानयत्: brought, presented
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+उप+नी
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• horses
• peacock (as a simile for color)