Shloka 106
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
Devanagari script
हिरण्यकवचा: सर्वे सर्वे चोत्तमधन्विन:,“वे सभी राजकुमार सुवर्णमय कवच धारण करनेवाले और उत्तम धनुर्धर थे। एक-एक राजकुमारको अलग-अलग सौ-सौ कन्याएँ ब्याही गयी थीं। प्रत्येक कन्याके साथ सौ-सौ हाथी प्राप्त हुए थे। हर एक हाथीके पीछे सौ-सौ रथ मिले थे
Transliteration
hiraṇyakavacāḥ sarve sarve cottamadhanvinaḥ |
Translation
Vāyu said: “All of them wore golden cuirasses, and every one of them was an excellent archer.” The verse highlights royal prosperity and martial readiness—external signs of power that, in the wider ethical frame of the Śānti Parva, invite reflection on how wealth and military excellence should be governed by dharma rather than pride or excess.
Word by Word
हिरण्यकवचाःhaving golden armor
हिरण्यकवचाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यकवच
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
उत्तमधन्विनःexcellent bowmen
उत्तमधन्विनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तमधन्विन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Wind-god)G
golden armor (kavaca)B
bows/archery (dhanus implied by dhanvin)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes