Shloka 13

गूढपाण्डवदर्शनम् — The Hidden Pāṇḍavas and Kṛṣṇa’s Visit

Devanagari script

तरुणा दर्शनीयाश्व॒ नानादेशसमागता: । महारथा: कृतास्त्राश्न समुपैष्यन्ति भूमिपा:,(वहाँ) कितने ही प्रचुर दक्षिणा देनेवाले, यज्ञ करनेवाले, स्वाध्यायशील, पवित्र, नियमपूर्वक व्रतका पालन करनेवाले, महात्मा एवं तरुण अवस्थावाले दर्शनीय राजा और राजकुमार अनेक देशोंसे पधारेंगे। अस्त्रविद्यामें निपुण महारथी भूमिपाल भी वहाँ आयेंगे

Transliteration

taruṇā darśanīyāś ca nānādeśasamāgatāḥ | mahārathāḥ kṛtāstrāś ca samupaiṣyanti bhūmipāḥ ||

Translation

नानादेशांतून आलेले तरुण व दर्शनीय राजे-राजपुत्र तेथे येतील; अस्त्रविद्येत निपुण असे महारथी भूमिपालही तेथे जमतील.

Word by Word

तरुणाःyoung

दर्शनीयाःhandsome, worth seeing

नानाvarious

देशcountry, region

समागताःarrived, come together

महारथाःgreat chariot-warriors

कृतास्त्राःtrained in weapons, having mastered weapons

समुपैष्यन्तिwill come near, will arrive

भूमिपाःkings, rulers of the earth

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

bhūmipāḥ (kings/rulers)

mahārathāḥ (great chariot-warriors)

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 presents an ideal of rulership where external power (martial skill and the status of mahārathas) is expected to be joined with inner discipline—sacrifice, learning, purity, and vow-observance—suggesting that political authority gains legitimacy through dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira describes the anticipated gathering: numerous kings and princes from different regions will arrive, including renowned warriors skilled in weapons, indicating a major public occasion where many rulers will be present.