Shloka 34

Yudhiṣṭhira–Droṇa Saṃgrāma

Engagement and Countermeasures

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्‌ शैले व्रजन्‌ पार्थ: सकृष्ण: समवैक्षत । शुभे: प्रस्रवणैर्जुष्टां हेमधातुविभूषिताम्‌

Transliteration

tasmin śaile vrajan pārthaḥ sa-kṛṣṇaḥ samavaikṣata | śubhaiḥ prasravaṇair juṣṭāṃ hema-dhātu-vibhūṣitām ||

Translation

సంజయుడు అన్నాడు: ఆ పర్వతంపై సాగుతున్న పార్థుడు (అర్జునుడు), కృష్ణునితో కలిసి, దానిని చూశాడు—శుభప్రస్రవణాలతో సమృద్ధిగా, స్వర్ణధాతు శిరలతో అలంకృతంగా ఉన్నదాన్ని.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शैले: on the mountain
• शैले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• व्रजन्: going, proceeding
• व्रजन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थः: Pārtha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सकृष्णः: together with Kṛṣṇa
• सकृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समवैक्षत: saw, beheld
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अव + ईक्ष्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शुभैः: with auspicious (things)
• शुभैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रस्रवणैः: with springs, streams
• प्रस्रवणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रस्रवण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• जुष्टाम्: endowed with, frequented by
• जुष्टाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जुष्ट
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• हेमधातुविभूषिताम्: adorned with gold-ore/mineral
• हेमधातुविभूषिताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमधातुविभूषित
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Kṛṣṇa
• śaila (mountain)
• prasravaṇa (springs)
• hema-dhātu (gold ore/veins)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights auspicious signs—pure springs and golden mineral veins—seen by Arjuna with Kṛṣṇa. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such imagery suggests steadiness and divine-guided purpose: even in wartime, the righteous journey is marked by clarity (water) and enduring value (gold), encouraging perseverance without losing inner orientation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna, traveling on a mountain together with Kṛṣṇa, observes the landscape: it is rich in pleasant springs and ornamented with gold-bearing minerals. The scene functions as a descriptive pause that situates the heroes’ movement through terrain while subtly signaling auspiciousness.