Shloka 24

Adhyāya 52 (Sabhā-parva): Vidura Invites Yudhiṣṭhira to Hastināpura for the Dice Match

Devanagari script

तुम्बुरुस्तु प्रमुदितो गन्धर्वो वाजिनां शतम्‌ । आम्रपत्रसवर्णानामददाद्धेममालिनाम्‌

Transliteration

tumburustu pramudito gandharvo vājināṁ śatam | āmrapatrasavarṇānām adadād hemamālinām ||

Translation

Tumburu, sang Gandharva, dengan hati yang girang, mempersembahkan seratus ekor kuda—hijau seperti daun mangga dan dihiasi kalungan emas.

Word by Word

• तुम्बुरुः: Tumburu
• तुम्बुरुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुम्बुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/and (emphatic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• प्रमुदितः: delighted, very pleased
• प्रमुदितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रमुदित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गन्धर्वः: the Gandharva
• गन्धर्वः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वाजिनाम्: of horses
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आम्रपत्रसवर्णानाम्: of those having the color like mango-leaves
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आम्रपत्र-स-वर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अददात्: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• हेममालिनाम्: of those adorned with golden garlands
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेममालिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Tumburu
• Gandharva
• horses
• golden garlands
• mango leaves

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how honor and favor are expressed through lavish gifts, and how such splendor can reinforce worldly ambition; ethical discernment lies in not mistaking external prestige for true dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana narrates that the Gandharva Tumburu, pleased, gifted a hundred mango-leaf-green horses adorned with golden garlands—an episode emphasizing extraordinary, celestial-grade wealth and support.