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 ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：整个祭场处处可喜而富足——牲畜、牛群、财宝与谷粮充盈其间。诸王目睹这场宏丽的祭祀布置，无不大为惊叹，因他们看见此礼所体现的王者之责与慷慨施与的规模。
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.