Shloka 28

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproof and Vow-Logic: On Dice-Deception, Exile Terms, and the Governance of Anger

Adhyāya 35

Devanagari script

मां चापि राजज्जानन्ति हयाकुमारमिमा: प्रजा:

Transliteration

māṃ cāpi rājan jānanti hayākumāram imāḥ prajāḥ

Translation

Ó rei, este povo também me reconhece como Hayakumāra. Minha identidade é conhecida entre os súditos.

Word by Word

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

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

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• जानन्ति: know
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• हयकुमारम्: the horse-prince (son of a horse / horse-born youth)
• हयकुमारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयकुमार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इमाः: these
• इमाः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रजाः: subjects, people
• प्रजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena
• rājan (the king addressed)
• prajāḥ (the subjects/people)
• Hayakumāra (name/epithet)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A person’s identity and standing are shaped not only by private intent but also by public knowledge and reputation; in a royal and ethical context, one must act with awareness that society recognizes and judges conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīmasena addresses a king and states that the local people already know him by the name Hayakumāra, indicating that his identity (or assumed identity) is publicly recognized rather than concealed.