Shloka 35

Devanagari script

यद्‌ विशस्ता: कुरुश्रेष्ठ राजानश्न॒ सहस्रश:

Transliteration

yad viśastāḥ kuruśreṣṭha rājānaḥ sahasraśaḥ

Translation

Wahai yang terbaik antara kaum Kuru! Raja-raja itu—termashyhur dan dipuji—hadir beribu-ribu jumlahnya; kisah ini mengingatkan perhimpunan besar para pemerintah yang, walau setinggi mana pun nama dan kuasa duniawi, tetap tunduk kepada waktu, kewajipan (dharma), dan akibat moral daripada perbuatan mereka.

Word by Word

• यत्: which/that (thing)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• विशस्ताः: praised, renowned
• विशस्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-शंस् (PPP: विशस्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कुरुश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Kurus
• Type: Noun (vocative epithet)
• Root: कुरु + श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सहस्रशः: by thousands; in thousands
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस्

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kuru (dynasty/lineage)
• kings (rājānaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the scale of worldly power and fame—kings in their thousands—while implicitly pointing to the Mahābhārata’s ethical reminder that renown and sovereignty are transient and must be governed by dharma, since actions and their results outlast status.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses a Kuru descendant as he continues describing a large gathering or enumeration of rulers: many celebrated kings are being recalled as part of the unfolding account in Āśramavāsika Parva.