Shloka 33
Devanagari script
इत्युक्त्वा धर्मराजस्तु रथं हेमविभूषितम्
Transliteration
ity uktvā dharmarājas tu rathaṃ hemavibhūṣitam
Translation
ऐसा कहकर धर्मराज (युधिष्ठिर) ने तब स्वर्ण-विभूषित रथ की ओर ध्यान दिया।
Word by Word
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
उक्त्वाhaving said
उक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formक्त्वा, active, absolutive (gerund)
धर्मराजःDharma-king (Yudhiṣṭhira)
धर्मराजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मराज
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
हेमविभूषितम्adorned with gold
हेमविभूषितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootहेमविभूषित
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
Speaker
संयज उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)R
ratha (chariot)H
hema (gold)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the contrast between outward royal splendor (a gold-adorned chariot) and the inward responsibility of dharma: a ruler’s actions in war must remain anchored in righteous intent, even amid power, wealth, and violence.
After speaking, Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira) proceeds toward or attends to a chariot decorated with gold, marking a transition from speech to action within the war narrative.