Shloka 33

Devanagari script

अस्थिसंचयमारूढश्चामितौजा युधिष्ठिर: । सुवर्णपात्र्यां संहृष्टो भुक्ततवान्‌ घृतपायसम्‌,“मैंने स्वप्रमें देखा, अमिततेजस्वी युधिष्ठिर सफेद हड्डियोंके ढेरपर बैठे हुए हैं और सोनेके पात्रमें रखी हुई घृतमिश्रित खीरको बड़ी प्रसन्नताके साथ खा रहे हैं

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | asthisañcayam ārūḍhaś cāmitaujā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | suvarṇapātryāṃ saṃhṛṣṭo bhuktavān ghṛtapāyasam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “In a dream I saw Yudhiṣṭhira—of immeasurable prowess—seated upon a heap of bones, joyfully eating rice-pudding mixed with ghee from a golden bowl.”

Word by Word

अस्थि-संचयम्heap/collection of bones

आरूढःhaving mounted/sat upon

चand

अमितौजाःof immeasurable vigor

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

सुवर्ण-पात्र्याम्in a golden vessel

संहृष्टःdelighted, very pleased

भुक्तवान्ate, has eaten

घृत-पायसम्rice-pudding mixed with ghee

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Yudhiṣṭhira

heap of bones (asthisañcaya)

golden bowl (suvarṇapātrī)

ghee-mixed rice pudding (ghṛtapāyasa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames a moral paradox: even a dharmic king’s future prosperity can be shadowed by the human cost of war. The dream functions as an ethical warning that victory and enjoyment may rest upon widespread death, urging reflection on responsibility, consequence, and the tragic price of conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports a dream-vision in which he sees Yudhiṣṭhira sitting atop a pile of bones and happily eating ghee-rich rice pudding from a golden bowl. As an omen within Udyoga Parva’s pre-war atmosphere, it foreshadows massive slaughter alongside the eventual royal success and abundance associated with Yudhiṣṭhira.