Shloka 28

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Reproof and Vow-Logic: On Dice-Deception, Exile Terms, and the Governance of Anger

Adhyāya 35

Devanagari script

मां चापि राजज्जानन्ति हयाकुमारमिमा: प्रजा:

Transliteration

māṃ cāpi rājan jānanti hayākumāram imāḥ prajāḥ

Translation

Tâu Đại vương, dân chúng nơi đây cũng nhận ra ta với danh xưng Hayakumāra. Thân phận của ta vốn đã được biết đến trong thần dân.

Word by Word

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• जानन्ति: know
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• हयकुमारम्: the horse-prince (son of a horse / horse-born youth)
• हयकुमारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयकुमार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इमाः: these
• इमाः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रजाः: subjects, people
• प्रजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीमसेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena
• rājan (the king addressed)
• prajāḥ (the subjects/people)
• Hayakumāra (name/epithet)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A person’s identity and standing are shaped not only by private intent but also by public knowledge and reputation; in a royal and ethical context, one must act with awareness that society recognizes and judges conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīmasena addresses a king and states that the local people already know him by the name Hayakumāra, indicating that his identity (or assumed identity) is publicly recognized rather than concealed.