Shloka 35
शकुनेः पुत्रेण सह आश्वमेधाश्वविषयः संघर्षः — Arjuna’s restrained engagement with Śakuni’s son during the horse-escort
एवं प्रमुदितं सर्व पशुगोधनधान्यत: । यज्ञवार्ट नृपा दृष्टवा परं विस्मयमागता:
evaṁ pramuditaṁ sarvaṁ paśu-godhānya-dhānyataḥ | yajñavāṭaṁ nṛpā dṛṣṭvā paraṁ vismayam āgatāḥ ||
یوں وہ یَجْن-وَاطِکَا جانوروں، گائے-بیلوں، دولت اور غلّے سے ہر پہلو سے مالا مال اور مسرّت افزا تھی۔ اس یَجْن کی شاندار ترتیب دیکھ کر تمام راجے نہایت حیرت میں ڈوب گئے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic ideal of kingship: public rites should manifest order, abundance, and generosity. The awe of the assembled kings underscores that righteous rule is measured not only by power but by the capacity to sustain society through wealth rightly gathered and rightly distributed in sacred contexts.
The narrator describes the sacrificial enclosure as richly furnished with livestock, cattle, wealth, and grain. When the kings see this grand preparation for the yajña, they are overwhelmed with astonishment at its scale and completeness.