Shloka 32

शकुनेः पुत्रेण सह आश्वमेधाश्वविषयः संघर्षः — Arjuna’s restrained engagement with Śakuni’s son during the horse-escort

Devanagari script

स्थलजा जलजा ये च पशव: केचन प्रभो | सवनिव समानीतानपश्यंस्तत्र ते नृपा:,प्रभो! संसारके भीतर स्थल और जलमें उत्पन्न होनेवाले जो कोई पशु देखे या सुने गये थे, उन सबको वहाँ राजाओंने उपस्थित देखा

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | sthalajā jalajā ye ca paśavaḥ kecana prabho | savaniva samānītān apaśyaṃs tatra te nṛpāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O lord, the kings there beheld assembled—brought together as if for a sacrificial rite—all manner of animals, whether born on land or in water, indeed whatever creatures were known to be seen or heard of within the world.”

Word by Word

स्थलजाःland-born (animals)

जलजाःwater-born (animals)

येwhich/that (who)

चand

पशवःanimals

केचनsome

प्रभोO lord

सर्वान्all

इवas if/like

समानीतान्brought/assembled

अपश्यन्they saw

तत्रthere

तेthose/they

नृपाःkings

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

nṛpāḥ (kings)

paśavaḥ (animals: terrestrial and aquatic)

savana (sacrificial rite/session)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes