Shloka 62

Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा

Devanagari script

ददतो गां हिरण्यं च ब्राह्म॒णैरभिसंवृता: । स्तूयमाना ययू राजन्‌ रथैर्मणिविभूषितै:

Transliteration

dadato gāṃ hiraṇyaṃ ca brāhmaṇair abhisamvṛtāḥ | stūyamānā yayū rājan rathair maṇivibhūṣitaiḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: Rodeados por todas partes de brāhmaṇas que los alababan, los Pāṇḍavas no cesaban de otorgar dádivas—vacas y oro. Así pues, oh Rey, prosiguieron su viaje montados en carros adornados con joyas, encarnando la virtud de la generosidad y el honor debido a los sabios, aun en medio de la tensión que precede al inminente conflicto.

Word by Word

• ददतः: the two (who were) giving
• ददतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने) / ददत्
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुं, प्रथमा, द्विवचन

• गाम्: a cow
• गाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो
• Form: स्त्री, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हिरण्यम्: gold
• हिरण्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य
• Form: नपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• ब्राह्मणैः: by/with Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: पुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अभिसंवृताः: surrounded, encompassed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-सम्-√वृ (वृञ् वरणे) / अभिसंवृत
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (भूतकृदन्त), पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• स्तूयमानाः: being praised
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्तु (स्तुतौ) / स्तूयमान
• Form: कर्मणि वर्तमान कृदन्त (यमान/शानच्-प्रायः), passive participle sense, पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ययुः: they went / proceeded
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (गत्यर्थे)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: पुं, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• रथैः: by/with chariots
• रथैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: पुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• मणि-विभूषितैः: adorned with jewels
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मणि + विभूषित
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (भूतकृदन्त), पुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• King (Janamejaya, implied addressee)
• Brāhmaṇas
• Pāṇḍavas
• cows
• gold
• jewel-adorned chariots

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dāna as a key expression of dharma: honoring learned brāhmaṇas through gifts (cows and gold) and maintaining righteous conduct and reputation even during politically charged preparations.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the Pāṇḍavas travel, brāhmaṇas surround them and sing their praises; the Pāṇḍavas reciprocate by giving cows and gold, continuing their journey in jewel-decorated chariots.