Shloka 26

अध्याय १८४ — भैक्षविभागः, शयनविधानम्, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य निवेदनम्

Alms Distribution, Night Lodging, and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Report

Devanagari script

मज्चेषु च पराघध्येषु पौरजानपदा जना: । कृष्णादर्शनसिद्धयर्थ सर्वतः समुपाविशन्‌,नगर और जनपदके लोगोंने जब देखा कि उक्त विमानोंमें बहुमूल्य मंचोंके ऊपर महान्‌ बल और पराक्रमसे सम्पन्न परम सौभाग्यशाली, कालागुरुसे विभूषित, महान्‌ कृपाप्रसादसे युक्त, ब्राह्मणभक्त, अपने-अपने राष्ट्रके रक्षक और शुभ पुण्यकर्मोंके प्रभावसे सम्पूर्ण जगतके प्रिय श्रेष्ठ नरपतिगण आकर बैठ गये हैं, तब राजकुमारी द्रौपदीके दर्शनका लाभ लेनेके लिये वे भी सब ओर सुखपूर्वक जा बैठे

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

maṇḍapeṣu ca parārdhyeṣu paurajānapadā janāḥ |

kṛṣṇādarśanasiddhyarthaṃ sarvataḥ samupāviśan ||

Translation

ครั้นแล้วชาวเมืองและชาวชนบทก็พากันมานั่งบนมณฑปและแท่นอันล้ำค่าโดยรอบ ด้วยมุ่งหมายเพียงเพื่อให้ได้สำเร็จซึ่งการได้เฝ้าดาร์ศนะพระกฤษณา (เทวีเทราปที)

Word by Word

मञ्चेषुon platforms/daises

चand

परार्ध्येषुon very precious (ones)

पौरtownsmen/citizens

जानपदाःcountry-folk (from the districts)

जनाःpeople

कृष्णा-दर्शन-सिद्ध्यर्थम्for the purpose of obtaining the sight of Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

सर्वतःfrom all sides / everywhere

समुपाविशन्sat down / took their seats

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

maṇḍapa (pavilions)

paurāḥ (townspeople)

jānapadāḥ (country folk)

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?

The verse highlights the cultural-ethical value of darśana: people gather respectfully to behold an auspicious, virtuous figure, implying that communal harmony and shared joy can be grounded in reverence and merit rather than competition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Citizens and villagers assemble and sit in the splendid pavilions from all directions, eager to obtain a sight of Kṛṣṇā—Draupadī—within the larger ceremonial setting.