Shloka 41

शकुनेः पुत्रेण सह आश्वमेधाश्वविषयः संघर्षः — Arjuna’s restrained engagement with Śakuni’s son during the horse-escort

Devanagari script

स्रग्विणश्नापि ते सर्वे सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डला:

Transliteration

sragviṇaś cāpi te sarve sumṛṣṭa-maṇi-kuṇḍalāḥ

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：那些侍从皆佩花鬘，耳坠以宝石制成，磨拭莹洁。于彼处，国王的随从恭敬侍奉婆罗门，奉上种种饮食与甘露之饮，皆为王者大祭所宜——外在彰显敬礼、慷慨与仪轨之正。

Word by Word

• स्रग्विणः: garlanded, wearing garlands
• स्रग्विणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्रग्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• ते: they, those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुमृष्ट-मणि-कुण्डलाः: having well-polished jeweled earrings
• सुमृष्ट-मणि-कुण्डलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुण्डल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• brāhmaṇas
• king (rājā)
• garlands (sraj)
• jewel earrings (maṇi-kuṇḍala)
• food and drink offerings

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic kingship expressed through honoring brāhmaṇas and guests: generosity, respectful service, and proper ritual conduct are shown not only by words but by organized, dignified giving.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the Aśvamedha-related proceedings, the king’s attendants—visibly adorned with garlands and jeweled earrings—are engaged in serving and distributing various foods and drinks to brāhmaṇas, reflecting the scale and decorum of the royal rite.