Shloka 37

Drupada’s Alarm and Inquiry Regarding Śikhaṇḍinī (द्रुपदस्य भय-विमर्शः)

Devanagari script

नानाकुसुमगन्धाढ्यं सिक्तसम्मृष्टशोभितम्‌ | अथाब्रवीद्‌ यक्षपतिस्तान्‌ यक्षाननुगांस्तदा

Transliteration

nānākusumagandhāḍhyaṃ sikta-sammṛṣṭa-śobhitam | athābravīd yakṣapatistān yakṣān anugāṃs tadā ||

Translation

Tempat itu kaya akan harum aneka bunga, tampak cemerlang karena diperciki air dan dibersihkan dengan saksama. Lalu sang penguasa Yakṣa berbicara kepada para Yakṣa pengiringnya.

Word by Word

• नाना: various, many kinds of
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना

• कुसुम: flowers
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम
• Form: neuter, genitive (as first member in compound), plural (sense)

• गन्ध: fragrance
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध
• Form: masculine, genitive (as first member in compound), singular (collective sense)

• आढ्यम्: rich/abounding (in)
• आढ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आढ्य
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• सिक्त: sprinkled, watered
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिच्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative (as first member in compound), singular

• सम्मृष्ट: well-swept/cleaned, polished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृज्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative (as first member in compound), singular

• शोभितम्: adorned/beautified
• शोभितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• यक्षपतिः: the lord of the Yakṣas
• यक्षपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्षपति
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• यक्षान्: Yakṣas
• यक्षान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• अनुगान्: following, attendant
• अनुगान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुग
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Yakṣapati (Kubera/Vaiśravaṇa)
• Yakṣas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights auspicious preparation and orderly conduct: a purified, well-arranged setting precedes speech and action, suggesting that clarity and propriety in outward conditions support right deliberation and disciplined service.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates a scene in which the Yakṣa-lord (Kubera) in a fragrant, cleansed, and splendidly prepared place addresses his attendant Yakṣas, signaling the start of an instruction or command to his followers.