Shloka 4

सभा-पर्व, अध्याय ६१ — द्रौपदी-प्रश्नः, सभाधर्मः, सत्यवचन-नियमः

Devanagari script

युधिछिर उवाच अयं सहस्रसमितो वैयाघ्र: सुप्रतिषछ्ित: । सुचक्रोपस्कर: श्रीमान्‌ किडुकिणीजालमण्डित:

Transliteration

Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: ayaṃ sahasrasamito vaiyāghraḥ supratiṣṭhitaḥ | sucakropaskaraḥ śrīmān kiḍukiṇījālamaṇḍitaḥ ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Here is a splendid chariot, firmly set and well-appointed—equipped with a full complement of a thousand (components/men), furnished with excellent wheels and fittings, and adorned with a net of small bells.”

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सहस्रसमितः: equipped with a thousand (attendants/forces); having a thousand in readiness
• सहस्रसमितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र-समित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (निपात)

• वैयाघ्रः: tiger-skin (covering) / tiger-like (one)
• वैयाघ्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैयाघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुप्रतिष्ठितः: well-established; firmly set
• सुप्रतिष्ठितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-प्रतिष्ठित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुचक्रोपस्करः: having good wheels and fittings/equipment
• सुचक्रोपस्करः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-चक्र-उपस्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीमान्: splendid; prosperous
• श्रीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• किङ्किणीजालमण्डितः: adorned with a net/array of small bells
• किङ्किणीजालमण्डितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किङ्किणी-जाल-मण्डित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal of orderly preparedness and dignified restraint in royal life: power and wealth are presented as properly arranged instruments, meant to support righteous conduct rather than mere display.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira is pointing out and describing a magnificent, well-equipped chariot—emphasizing its completeness, stability, and ornamentation—within the courtly setting of the Sabha Parva.