Shloka 35

Kāmyake Pāṇḍavānāṃ Bhojana-vyavasthā

Provisioning and Welfare in the Kāmyaka Forest

Devanagari script

ददर्श तत्र कौन्तेयं धर्मराजमरिंदमम्‌ | तापसैर्भ्रातृभिश्वैव सर्वतः परिवारितम्‌

Transliteration

dadarśa tatra kaunteyaṃ dharmarājam ariṃdamam | tāpasair bhrātṛbhiś caiva sarvataḥ parivāritam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: There he beheld the son of Kuntī—King Yudhiṣṭhira, the subduer of foes—surrounded on every side by ascetics and by his brothers. The scene underscores righteous kingship upheld not by force alone, but by the counsel of the disciplined and the solidarity of kin.

Word by Word

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), 3rd, singular, परस्मैपदम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: true

• कौन्तेयम्: Kunti's son (Arjuna)
• कौन्तेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• धर्मराजम्: the king of dharma (Yudhishthira)
• धर्मराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• अरिंदमम्: enemy-subduing
• अरिंदमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरिंदम
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• तापसैः: by ascetics
• तापसैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तापस
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• भ्रातृभिः: by brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: true

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: true

• सर्वतः: on all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः
• Form: true

• परिवारितम्: surrounded
• परिवारितम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√वृ (वृ)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kaunteya (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• the brothers (Pāṇḍavas)
• ascetics (tāpasas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True authority is strengthened by dharma: a righteous leader is supported by the disciplined wisdom of ascetics and the loyal unity of family, suggesting that ethical governance relies on counsel, restraint, and solidarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes someone arriving and seeing Yudhiṣṭhira in the forest, with his brothers nearby and ascetics gathered around him, presenting Yudhiṣṭhira as both a royal figure and a dharmic center in an ascetic setting.