Shloka 11

Śiśupāla-nigraha-prastāva: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Conciliation and Bhīṣma’s Defense of Kṛṣṇa

Book 2, Chapter 35

Devanagari script

द्रष्टकामा: सभां चैव धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम्‌ । न कश्चिदाहरत्‌ तत्र सहस्रावरमर्हणम्‌

Transliteration

draṣṭakāmāḥ sabhāṃ caiva dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | na kaścid āharat tatra sahasrāvaram arhaṇam ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：诸王怀着渴望，前来一睹王廷大会与法王尤提士提罗的风采；而在那座会场中，竟无一人所献之礼低于一千（枚金币）。此景彰显尤提士提罗治世之正与其威望之隆：人们以慷慨而公开可稽的馈赠来表敬与致荣。

Word by Word

• द्रष्टकामा: desirous to see
• द्रष्टकामा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रष्टकाम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सभाम्: assembly hall
• सभाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• धर्मराजम्: Dharma-king (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• कश्चित्: anyone (someone)
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आहरत्: brought
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• सहस्रावरम्: less than a thousand
• सहस्रावरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्रावर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अर्हणम्: gift/tribute (honor-offering)
• अर्हणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्हण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja)
• sabhā (royal assembly hall)
• kings (rājānaḥ, implied)
• arhaṇa (honor-gift/tribute)
• sahasra (one thousand, as a measure of value)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Public honor in a dharmic kingship is expressed through appropriate generosity: the visitors’ minimum offering signifies recognition of Yudhiṣṭhira’s moral authority and the social expectation that respect be shown through worthy gifts.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kings arrive to see Yudhiṣṭhira and his famed assembly hall; the narration emphasizes the grandeur of the occasion by noting that every visitor brings an honor-gift valued at no less than a thousand (gold coins).