Shloka 40
शकुनेः पुत्रेण सह आश्वमेधाश्वविषयः संघर्षः — Arjuna’s restrained engagement with Śakuni’s son during the horse-escort
तत्र जातिसहस्राणि पुरुषाणां ततस्तत:
tatra jātisahasrāṇi puruṣāṇāṃ tatastataḥ
वहीं उसी स्थान पर मनुष्यों की सहस्रों भिन्न-भिन्न जातियाँ और समूह दिखाई देते थे—वे नाना दिशाओं से, नाना प्रकार से प्रकट होकर एकत्र हुए थे; मानवीय अवस्थाओं की अपार विविधता का मानो एक विशाल चित्र उस कथा-प्रवाह में सिमट आया था।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights the multiplicity of human types and conditions, suggesting that large royal or sacred events draw together people of many backgrounds; ethically, it invites awareness of social diversity within a shared moral and political order.
Vaiśampāyana describes a scene where numerous groups of people—countless kinds of men—are present or arriving from different directions, emphasizing the scale and variety of the gathering in the Ashvamedhika context.