Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

धारयामास तस्याथ युयुत्सुश्छत्रमुत्तमम्‌ । चामरव्यजने शुभ्रे भीमसेनार्जुनावुभी,उस समय युयुत्सुने उनके ऊपर उत्तम छत्र लगाया और भीमसेन तथा अर्जुन श्वेत चँवर एवं व्यजन डुलाने लगे

Transliteration

dhārayāmāsa tasyātha yuyutsuś chatram uttamam | cāmaravyajane śubhre bhīmasenārjunāv ubhau ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：随后，优优卒为他擎起华美的王伞；毗摩与阿周那二人则挥拂明净的白色拂尘与扇具。此乃以仪礼示忠敬，以法度尽侍奉之道。

Word by Word

• धारयामास: held / bore / placed
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धारणे)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपदम्), perfect (narrative past), 3, singular

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• युयुत्सुः: Yuyutsu
• युयुत्सुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युयुत्सु
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• छत्रम्: umbrella / parasol
• छत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• उत्तमम्: excellent, best
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• चामर: yak-tail fan (chamara)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• व्यजने: two fans
• व्यजने: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यजन
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, dual

• शुभ्रे: white, bright
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, dual

• भीमसेन: Bhimasena
• भीमसेन: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अर्जुन: Arjuna
• अर्जुन: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yuyutsu
• Bhīmasena
• Arjuna
• chatra (royal parasol)
• cāmara (chowry)
• vyajana (fan)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is also expressed through rightful conduct and respectful service: honoring a worthy person with the emblems of sovereignty (parasol, chowries, fans) reflects humility, loyalty, and the ethical order that sustains society.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yuyutsu ceremonially holds a royal parasol over the honored figure, while Bhīma and Arjuna wave white chowries and fans—an act of public veneration and formal attendance that signals acceptance of authority and reverence.