Shloka 26
शय्यासनानि यानानि स्थाली पिठरभाजनम् | तस्य राज्ञोडपि यद् वेश्म बाह्मयाश्नोपस्कराश्व ये
śayyāsanāni yānāni sthālī piṭharabhājanam | tasya rājño 'pi yad veśma bāhmyāśnopakaraśva ye ||
शय्यासनानि यानानि स्थाली पिठरभाजनम् । तस्य राज्ञोऽपि यद्वेश्म बाह्याश्चान्योपस्कराश्च ये ॥
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the vulnerability of worldly possessions: in wartime, even basic household items and animals become subject to confiscation and accounting, pointing to the ethical weight of violence and the impermanence of material security.
Vyāsa enumerates categories of a king’s property—furnishings, vehicles, vessels, household equipment, and horses—indicating that the king’s domestic and external assets are being noted or taken in the course of the unfolding conflict.