Shloka 34
Yudhiṣṭhira–Droṇa Saṃgrāma
Engagement and Countermeasures
तस्मिन् शैले व्रजन् पार्थ: सकृष्ण: समवैक्षत । शुभे: प्रस्रवणैर्जुष्टां हेमधातुविभूषिताम्
tasmin śaile vrajan pārthaḥ sa-kṛṣṇaḥ samavaikṣata | śubhaiḥ prasravaṇair juṣṭāṃ hema-dhātu-vibhūṣitām ||
Sañjaya berkata: Ketika Pārtha (Arjuna) menapaki gunung itu bersama Kṛṣṇa, ia memandangnya—dihiasi mata air yang membawa pertanda baik dan diperlambang oleh urat-urat bijih emas.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights auspicious signs—pure springs and golden mineral veins—seen by Arjuna with Kṛṣṇa. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such imagery suggests steadiness and divine-guided purpose: even in wartime, the righteous journey is marked by clarity (water) and enduring value (gold), encouraging perseverance without losing inner orientation.
Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna, traveling on a mountain together with Kṛṣṇa, observes the landscape: it is rich in pleasant springs and ornamented with gold-bearing minerals. The scene functions as a descriptive pause that situates the heroes’ movement through terrain while subtly signaling auspiciousness.