Mahabharata 7.84.25 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 84, Shloka 25

अलम्बुस-वधः

The Neutralization of Alambusa

Devanagari script

तत्र तस्योपविष्टस्य भूषणानि महात्मन: । उपाजहुर्महाहणि प्रेष्या: शुभ्रीाणि सर्वश:,वहाँ बैठे हुए महात्मा राजा युधिष्ठिरको उनके सेवकोंने सब प्रकारके उज्ज्वल एवं बहुमूल्य आभूषण भेंट किये

Transliteration

tatra tasyopaviṣṭasya bhūṣaṇāni mahātmanaḥ | upājahur mahāhāṇi preṣyāḥ śubhrāṇi sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: Allí, mientras el rey de gran alma permanecía sentado, sus servidores—en aquel día de honda trascendencia—trajeron ornamentos resplandecientes y espléndidos de toda clase, y se los ofrecieron. La escena subraya cómo el deber y la dignidad regios se afirman públicamente aun en medio de la tensión de la guerra.

Word by Word

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

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• उपविष्टस्य: of (the one) seated
• उपविष्टस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपविष्ट
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• भूषणानि: ornaments
• भूषणानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (man)
• महात्मनः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• उपाजहुः: they brought/presented
• उपाजहुः: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + हृ
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, plural

• महाहणि: in the great battle
• महाहणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: महाहणि
• Form: indeclinable (adverbial)

• प्रेष्याः: servants/attendants
• प्रेष्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेष्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• शुभ्राणि: bright, splendid
• शुभ्राणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• सर्वशः: in every way; from all sides
• सर्वशः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः
• Form: indeclinable

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira (implied by context as the seated king)
• attendants/servants (preṣyāḥ)
• ornaments/jewelry (bhūṣaṇāni)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in the midst of war, the king’s public dignity and readiness to uphold dharma are reinforced through proper royal decorum; service to a righteous ruler is portrayed as a supportive duty that sustains order and morale.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a scene where the seated king (Yudhiṣṭhira, by context) is presented with shining, valuable ornaments by his attendants, marking a formal moment of honor and preparation within the war-time setting.