Shloka 33
Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances
विपण्यापणपण्यानां नानाजनशतैर्व॑त: । नानाद्रुमलतोपेतो नानारत्नविभूषित:
vipaṇyāpaṇapaṇyānāṃ nānā-janāśatair vṛtaḥ | nānā-druma-latopeto nānā-ratna-vibhūṣitaḥ ||
वैशम्पायन उवाच— विपण्यापणपण्यानां नानाजनशतैर्वृतः। नानाद्रुमलतोपेतो नानारत्नविभूषितः॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how worldly commerce and display persist even in a war context, implicitly contrasting external splendor and material bustle with the underlying impermanence and moral gravity of the conflict.
Vaiśampāyana describes a road-side scene accompanying a large movement—like a traveling bazaar—packed with many people and goods, visually embellished with greenery and jewels, emphasizing the scale and opulence of the procession.