Shloka 36

Devanagari script

अथाब्रवीन्नरव्याप्र: प्रहसन्निव तान्‌ नृपान्‌ नैतानि वीरशय्यासु युक्तरूपाणि पार्थिवा:,तदनन्तर पुरुषसिंह भीष्मने हँसते हुए-से उन राजाओंसे कहा--'भूमिपालो! ये तकिये वीरशय्याके अनुरूप नहीं हैं!

Transliteration

athābravīn naravyāghraḥ prahasann iva tān nṛpān | naitāni vīraśayyāsu yukta-rūpāṇi pārthivāḥ ||

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。すると人中の虎は、かすかな笑みを浮かべるかのようにして王たちに告げた。「地を治める君主たちよ、これらのクッションは勇士の床にはふさわしくない。」

Word by Word

अथthen

अब्रवीत्said/spoke

नरव्याघ्रःtiger among men (hero)

प्रहसन्laughing

इवas if

तान्those

नृपान्kings

नnot

एतानिthese

वीरशय्यासुon hero-beds (warrior-couches)

युक्तरूपाणिproper/suitable in form

पार्थिवाःO kings

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

nṛpāḥ (kings)

pārthivāḥ (earth-rulers)

vīraśayyā (hero’s bed/warrior’s couch)

cushions/pillows (implied by context)

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 Kṣatriya ideal of endurance and honor: a warrior should not seek soft comforts when facing battle or death. The remark critiques indulgence and calls rulers to a standard of fitting conduct in a heroic context.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that a heroic figure (addressing assembled kings) speaks with a slight smile and dismisses the cushions as unsuitable for a ‘hero’s bed,’ implying that the situation demands readiness for hardship rather than comfort.