Shloka 37

Drupada’s Alarm and Inquiry Regarding Śikhaṇḍinī (द्रुपदस्य भय-विमर्शः)

Devanagari script

नानाकुसुमगन्धाढ्यं सिक्तसम्मृष्टशोभितम्‌ | अथाब्रवीद्‌ यक्षपतिस्तान्‌ यक्षाननुगांस्तदा

Transliteration

nānākusumagandhāḍhyaṃ sikta-sammṛṣṭa-śobhitam | athābravīd yakṣapatistān yakṣān anugāṃs tadā ||

Translation

ਉਹ ਨਾਨਾ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੇ ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਸੁਗੰਧ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਪੂਰ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਛਿੜਕ ਕੇ ਤੇ ਚੰਗੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਹੋਰ ਵੀ ਚਮਕਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ। ਤਦ ਯਕਸ਼ਾਂ ਦੇ ਪਤੀ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਅਨੁਗਾਮੀ ਯਕਸ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਬੋਧਨ ਕਰਕੇ ਕਿਹਾ।

Word by Word

• नाना: various, many kinds of
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना

• कुसुम: flowers
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम
• Form: neuter, genitive (as first member in compound), plural (sense)

• गन्ध: fragrance
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध
• Form: masculine, genitive (as first member in compound), singular (collective sense)

• आढ्यम्: rich/abounding (in)
• आढ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आढ्य
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• सिक्त: sprinkled, watered
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिच्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative (as first member in compound), singular

• सम्मृष्ट: well-swept/cleaned, polished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृज्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative (as first member in compound), singular

• शोभितम्: adorned/beautified
• शोभितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• यक्षपतिः: the lord of the Yakṣas
• यक्षपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्षपति
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• यक्षान्: Yakṣas
• यक्षान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• अनुगान्: following, attendant
• अनुगान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुग
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Yakṣapati (Kubera/Vaiśravaṇa)
• Yakṣas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights auspicious preparation and orderly conduct: a purified, well-arranged setting precedes speech and action, suggesting that clarity and propriety in outward conditions support right deliberation and disciplined service.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates a scene in which the Yakṣa-lord (Kubera) in a fragrant, cleansed, and splendidly prepared place addresses his attendant Yakṣas, signaling the start of an instruction or command to his followers.