Shloka 28

युधिष्ठिरस्य धनंजय-प्रति गर्हा

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproach to Dhanaṃjaya

Devanagari script

तावुभौ धर्मराजस्य प्रवीरी परिपार्श्चत: । रथाभ्याशे चकाशेते चन्द्रस्येव पुनर्वसू

Transliteration

tāv ubhau dharmarājasya pravīrau paripārśvataḥ | rathābhyāśe cakāśete candrasyeva punarvasū ||

Translation

Sañjaya thưa: “Hai vị anh hùng hàng đầu ấy đứng sát chiến xa của Dharmarāja ở hai bên sườn, rực sáng bên cỗ xe—như đôi sao Punarvasu kề bên vầng trăng.”

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• धर्मराजस्य: of Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
• धर्मराजस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रवीरौ: two eminent heroes
• प्रवीरौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• परिपार्श्वतः: at the sides / on both flanks
• परिपार्श्वतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परिपार्श्व
• Form: true

• रथ: chariot
• रथ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अभ्याशे: in the vicinity / near
• अभ्याशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्याश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: true

• चकाशेते: shone / appeared resplendent
• Type: Verb
• Root: कश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Dual, Atmanepada

• चन्द्रस्य: of the moon
• चन्द्रस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• इव: like / as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव
• Form: true

• पुनर्वसू: the two (stars) Puṇarvasū
• पुनर्वसू: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर्वसु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• two foremost heroes (Pāñcāla warriors, implied by context)
• chariot (ratha)
• Moon (Candra)
• Punarvasu (nakṣatra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous leadership (Dharmarāja) is upheld not only by personal virtue but also by loyal protectors who stand close in times of crisis; the astral simile highlights harmony, steadiness, and auspicious support around dharma amid war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes two leading warriors positioned on either side of Yudhiṣṭhira’s chariot, shining conspicuously near it, compared to the twin Punarvasu stars flanking the moon.