Shloka 34
शकुनेः पुत्रेण सह आश्वमेधाश्वविषयः संघर्षः — Arjuna’s restrained engagement with Śakuni’s son during the horse-escort
जरायुजाण्डजातानि स्वेदजान्युद्धिदानि च । पर्वतानूपजातानि भूतानि ददृशुश्च ते
jarāyujāṇḍajātāni svedajāny udbhijjāni ca | parvatānūpajātāni bhūtāni dadṛśuś ca te ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“他们在那里看见一切生灵，具诸生类：胎生者、卵生者、湿生者，以及从地中萌生者；又见出自山岳与沼泽低地的种种生物。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a traditional dharmic vision of the world in which all beings—across different modes of birth and habitats—are encompassed within a single moral and cosmic order, inviting reverence and ethical awareness toward the diversity of life.
Vaiśaṃpāyana reports that the observers (previously mentioned in the chapter) see a wide array of creatures present at the scene—womb-born, egg-born, moisture-born, earth-sprouting, and those associated with mountains and wetlands—emphasizing the breadth of life gathered there.