Shloka 34

Udyoga Parva 142: Vidura’s warning to Kuntī and Kuntī’s resolve to meet Karṇa

Gaṅgātīra encounter begins

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरो मया दृष्टो ग्रसमानो वसुन्धराम्‌ | त्वया दत्तामिमां व्यक्त भोक्ष्यते स वसुन्धराम्‌

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | yudhiṣṭhiro mayā dṛṣṭo grasamāno vasundharām | tvayā dattām imāṃ vyakta bhokṣyate sa vasundharām ||

Translation

సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—యుధిష్ఠిరుడు ఈ భూమినే గ్రసిస్తున్నట్లుగా నేను చూశాను; అందువల్ల నీవు ప్రసాదించిన ఈ వసుంధరను స్పష్టంగా అతడే అనుభవించి పాలిస్తాడు.

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• दृष्टः: seen
• दृष्टः: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ग्रसमानः: devouring, consuming
• ग्रसमानः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रस्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वसुन्धराम्: the earth
• वसुन्धराम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• दत्ताम्: given
• दत्ताम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• व्यक्त: O clear/manifest one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यक्त
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भोक्ष्यते: will enjoy/consume
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: लृट् (simple future), Ātmanepada, Third, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वसुन्धराम्: the earth
• वसुन्धराम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Vasundharā (the Earth/kingdom)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Moral and political legitimacy ultimately follows dharma: the one aligned with righteousness is portrayed as destined to possess and govern the realm, even if power is temporarily held by others.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports a vision/observation in which Yudhiṣṭhira appears to ‘swallow the earth,’ a symbolic omen indicating that Yudhiṣṭhira will ultimately gain sovereignty over the land—specifically the very kingdom said to have been ‘given’ by the listener.