Shloka 5

Adhyāya 32: Rājasūya-Dīkṣā and Appointment of Court Offices (राजसूयदीक्षा तथा अधिकारविनियोगः)

Devanagari script

तत्र युद्ध महच्चासीच्छूरैर्मत्तमयूरकै: । मरुभूमिं स कार्त्स्न्येन तथैव बहुधान्यकम्‌

Transliteration

tatra yuddhaṁ mahac cāsīc chūrair mattamayūrakaiḥ | marubhūmiṁ sa kārtsnyena tathaiva bahudhānyakam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: There a great battle took place with the valiant Kṣatriya heroes known as the Mattamayūras. Having then brought the entire desert-region under his control, he likewise subdued the land called Bahudhānyaka.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular

• शूरैः: by/with heroes
• शूरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मत्तमयूरकैः: with the 'Mattach-mayūraka' (mad-peacock-named) ones
• मत्तमयूरकैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत्तमयूरक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mattamayūra (people/warrior group)
• Marubhūmi (desert region)
• Bahudhānyaka (country/region)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the Kṣatriya ethic that sovereignty and order are established through disciplined effort and valor in battle; control over territory is portrayed as the outcome of fulfilling royal duty rather than mere entitlement.

What is happening in the narrative?

A fierce battle occurs against the Mattamayūra warriors; afterward the conqueror (in this campaign context, Nakula) brings the desert region (Marubhūmi) and the land called Bahudhānyaka under his control.