Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

युधिछिर उवाच एतावन्ति च दासानां सहस्राण्युत सन्ति मे । प्रदक्षिणानुलोमाश्न प्रावारवसना: सदा

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | etāvanti ca dāsānāṃ sahasrāṇy uta santi me | pradakṣiṇānulomāś ca prāvāravasanāḥ sadā ||

Translation

Dijo Yudhiṣṭhira: «También hay en mi casa muchos miles de sirvientes varones. Son eficaces en sus tareas y dóciles en su conducta, y siempre van adornados con finas prendas superiores».

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एतावन्ति: so many, this many
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतावत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दासानाम्: of slaves/servants
• Type: Noun
• Root: दास
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• उत: also, moreover
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• सन्ति: are, exist
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• मे: of me, my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• प्रदक्षिणाः: rightward/clockwise; compliant, well-disposed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रदक्षिण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अनुलोमाः: favorable, agreeable, in due order
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुलोम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अस्न: uncertain reading; possibly a descriptor (text corrupt/variant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्न
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• प्रावार-वसनाः: wearing upper garments/cloaks
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रावार-वसन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• dāsa (male servants)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a king’s responsibility to maintain an orderly, well-managed household and court, where service is organized, skilled, and conducted in a manner considered proper and auspicious—an aspect of rājadharma (the duties of rulership).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the context of the Sabha Parva’s courtly descriptions, Yudhiṣṭhira is enumerating the scale and refinement of his establishment, mentioning the large number of male servants and their disciplined, well-appointed appearance.