Shloka 29

Dvaītavana: Brahmaghoṣa, Rṣi-saṅgha, and Baka Dālbhyā’s Upadeśa to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

यो यानैरद्धुताकारैर्हयैनगिश्व संवृतः

Transliteration

yo yānair adbhutākārair hayair nagiśva saṃvṛtaḥ

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “He was surrounded by wondrously fashioned vehicles and by horses…,” describing a figure attended by impressive conveyances and steeds, emphasizing outward splendor and martial preparedness as part of the unfolding narrative.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यानैः: by/with vehicles
• यानैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अद्भुताकारैः: of wondrous form/shape
• अद्भुताकारैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुताकार
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• हयैः: by/with horses
• हयैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• नगैः: by/with mountains
• नगैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• इव: like/as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• संवृतः: surrounded/covered
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√वृ (वृञ् वरणे)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• yāna (vehicles/chariots)
• haya (horses)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how external grandeur—marvelous vehicles and fine horses—signals worldly power and readiness, inviting reflection on the contrast between outward display and inner virtue that the epic often explores.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator (Vaiśaṃpāyana) is describing someone’s entourage: extraordinary-looking conveyances and horses surrounding him, setting a scene of royal or martial prominence.