Shloka 34

गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura

Devanagari script

भूषणान्यथ मुख्यानि कम्बलान्यजिनानि च । दासीदासमसंख्येयं राज्योपकरणानि च,चाँदी, सोना, मोती, मणि, अच्छे-अच्छे आभूषण, कम्बल (कालीन), मृगचर्म, असंख्य दास-दासी तथा राज्यके बहुत-से सामान उनके हाथ लगे

Transliteration

bhūṣaṇāny atha mukhyāni kambalāny ajināni ca | dāsīdāsam asaṅkhyaṁ rājyopakaraṇāni ca ||

Translation

Mereka pun menguasai perhiasan-perhiasan pilihan, selimut dan alas, kulit-kulit binatang; hamba laki-laki dan perempuan yang tak terhitung; serta banyak perlengkapan dan perangkat kekuasaan kerajaan.

Word by Word

भूषणानिornaments

अथand then / also

मुख्यानिchief, excellent

कम्बलानिblankets, rugs

अजिनानिanimal skins

चand

दासीfemale servant

दासम्male servant

असंख्येयम्countless

राज्यkingdom, royal

उपकरणानिequipment, implements

चand

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

ornaments (bhūṣaṇa)

blankets/rugs (kambala)

animal-skins (ajina)

male and female servants (dāsa, dāsī)

royal implements (rājyopakaraṇa)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the accumulation of wealth and royal resources as a consequence of conflict, implicitly inviting reflection on dharma: material gain and political power are inseparable from the moral burden and suffering produced by war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira enumerates the items obtained—fine ornaments, coverings, hides, innumerable servants, and various royal appurtenances—describing the tangible spoils and administrative resources that have come into someone’s possession in the war’s aftermath.