Shloka 21

Devanagari script

उत्सृष्टं ब्राह्मणैर्यज्ञे मरुत्तस्य महात्मन: । तदानयस्व कौन्तेय पर्याप्तं॑ तद्‌ भविष्यति,'पार्थ! यद्यपि तुम्हारा खजाना इस समय खाली हो गया है तथापि वह बहुत शीघ्र भर जायगा। हिमालय पर्वतपर महात्मा मरुत्तके यज्ञमें ब्राह्मणोंने जो धन छोड़ दिया था, वह वहीं पड़ा हुआ है। कुन्तीकुमारं उसे ले आओ। वह तुम्हारे लिये पर्याप्त होगा”

Transliteration

utsṛṣṭaṃ brāhmaṇair yajñe maruttasya mahātmanaḥ | tad ānayāsva kaunteya paryāptaṃ tad bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

ஹே கௌந்தேயா! மகாத்மா மருத்தனின் யாகத்தில் பிராமணர்கள் விட்டுச் சென்ற செல்வத்தை கொண்டு வா; அது போதுமானதாகும்।

Word by Word

उत्सृष्टम्left behind, abandoned

ब्राह्मणैःby the Brahmins

यज्ञेin the sacrifice

मरुत्तस्यof Marutta

महात्मनःof the great-souled (one)

तत्that (wealth/thing)

आनयस्वbring (it)

कौन्तेयO son of Kunti

पर्याप्तम्sufficient

तत्that (it)

भविष्यतिwill be

Speaker

युधिषछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Kaunteya (Arjuna/Pārtha)

Marutta

Brāhmaṇas

Yajña (sacrifice/ritual)

Wealth/treasure (left after the sacrifice)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Royal needs should be met through dharmic means: Yudhiṣṭhira directs Arjuna to obtain wealth that was lawfully left after a sacred rite, emphasizing ethical sourcing of resources and respect for religious-social norms.

What is happening in the narrative?

With the treasury depleted, Yudhiṣṭhira instructs Arjuna (Kaunteya) to fetch the treasure left by brāhmaṇas at King Marutta’s great sacrifice, assuring it will be sufficient for their purposes.