Shloka 25

अलम्बुस-वधः

The Neutralization of Alambusa

Devanagari script

तत्र तस्योपविष्टस्य भूषणानि महात्मन: । उपाजहुर्महाहणि प्रेष्या: शुभ्रीाणि सर्वश:,वहाँ बैठे हुए महात्मा राजा युधिष्ठिरको उनके सेवकोंने सब प्रकारके उज्ज्वल एवं बहुमूल्य आभूषण भेंट किये

Transliteration

tatra tasyopaviṣṭasya bhūṣaṇāni mahātmanaḥ | upājahur mahāhāṇi preṣyāḥ śubhrāṇi sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

Di sana, pada hari peperangan besar itu, ketika raja Yudhiṣṭhira yang berhati luhur duduk di singgasana, para pelayannya membawa dan mempersembahkan perhiasan yang berkilau dan amat berharga dari segala jenis—seakan meneguhkan martabat dharma-kerajaan bahkan di tengah tekanan perang.

Word by Word

तत्रthere

तस्यof him

उपविष्टस्यof (the one) seated

भूषणानिornaments

महात्मनःof the great-souled (man)

उपाजहुःthey brought/presented

महाहणिin the great battle

प्रेष्याःservants/attendants

शुभ्राणिbright, splendid

सर्वशःin every way; from all sides

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Yudhiṣṭhira (implied by context as the seated king)

attendants/servants (preṣyāḥ)

ornaments/jewelry (bhūṣaṇāni)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in the midst of war, the king’s public dignity and readiness to uphold dharma are reinforced through proper royal decorum; service to a righteous ruler is portrayed as a supportive duty that sustains order and morale.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a scene where the seated king (Yudhiṣṭhira, by context) is presented with shining, valuable ornaments by his attendants, marking a formal moment of honor and preparation within the war-time setting.