Shloka 4

Śiśupāla’s Protest Against the Arghya to Kṛṣṇa (शिशुपाल-आक्षेपः)

Devanagari script

द्रष्टकामा: सभां चैव धर्मराजं च पाण्डवम्‌ | दिग्भ्य: सर्वे समापेतु: क्षत्रियास्तत्र भारत

Transliteration

draṣṭakāmāḥ sabhāṃ caiva dharmarājaṃ ca pāṇḍavam | digbhyaḥ sarve samāpetuḥ kṣatriyās tatra bhārata ||

Translation

Dengan hasrat untuk menyaksikan balairung perhimpunan diraja dan juga Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, sang Pāṇḍava, para kṣatriya berhimpun di sana dari segala penjuru, wahai Bhārata. Pemandangan itu menegaskan bahawa kemasyhuran dan pemerintahan yang berlandaskan dharma mampu menarik para raja dan pahlawan ke lingkungan sebuah istana yang termasyhur.

Word by Word

• द्रष्टकामा: desirous to see
• द्रष्टकामा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रष्टकाम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सभाम्: the assembly hall
• सभाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

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

• धर्मराजम्: Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
• धर्मराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पाण्डवम्: the Pandava (son of Pandu)
• पाण्डवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दिग्भ्यः: from the directions
• दिग्भ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Ablative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समापेतुः: assembled/came together
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√पत्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• क्षत्रियाः: kshatriyas/warriors
• क्षत्रियाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Pāṇḍava
• Sabhā (assembly hall)
• Kṣatriyas
• Bhārata

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous king and a well-ordered court attract people through trust and renown; dharmic governance becomes a centripetal force that draws rulers and warriors to witness, assess, and participate in a moral-political center.

What is happening in the narrative?

Warrior-kings (kṣatriyas) arrive from every direction to see the famed assembly hall and to meet Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, indicating a major gathering at the Pāṇḍava court.