Shloka 34
शकुनेः पुत्रेण सह आश्वमेधाश्वविषयः संघर्षः — Arjuna’s restrained engagement with Śakuni’s son during the horse-escort
जरायुजाण्डजातानि स्वेदजान्युद्धिदानि च । पर्वतानूपजातानि भूतानि ददृशुश्च ते,गायें, भैसें, बूढ़ी स्त्रियाँ, जल-जन्तु, हिंसक जन्तु, पक्षी, जरायुज, अण्डज, स्वेदज, उद्धिज्ज, पर्वतीय तथा सागरतटपर उत्पन्न होनेवाले प्राणी--ये सभी वहाँ दृष्टिगोचर हुए
jarāyujāṇḍajātāni svedajāny udbhijjāni ca | parvatānūpajātāni bhūtāni dadṛśuś ca te ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Mereka melihat di sana makhluk hidup dari segala cara kelahiran—yang lahir dari rahim, dari telur, dari peluh atau kelembapan, dan yang tumbuh dari bumi; juga makhluk yang berasal dari gunung-ganang dan tanah rendah berpayau serta berpaya.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a traditional dharmic vision of the world in which all beings—across different modes of birth and habitats—are encompassed within a single moral and cosmic order, inviting reverence and ethical awareness toward the diversity of life.
Vaiśaṃpāyana reports that the observers (previously mentioned in the chapter) see a wide array of creatures present at the scene—womb-born, egg-born, moisture-born, earth-sprouting, and those associated with mountains and wetlands—emphasizing the breadth of life gathered there.