Shloka 36

अक्षविजय-प्रसङ्गः

Escalation of Wagers and Shakuni’s Repeated Declarations of Victory

Devanagari script

उपगीयमाना नारीभिरस्वपन्‌ कुरुपुज़रवा:,वहाँ स्त्रियोंद्वारा अपने सुयशका गान सुनते हुए वे कुरुकुलके श्रेष्ठ पुरुष सो गये

Transliteration

upagīyamānā nārībhir asvapan kurupuṅgavāḥ

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：当妇人们歌咏他们的高名之时，俱卢族中最杰出的男子便卧下入睡——在赞颂声里安歇，那赞颂确认了他们的公誉与身分。

Word by Word

• उपगीयमाना: being sung (praised)
• उपगीयमाना: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-गै (धातु) → उपगीयमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• नारीभिः: by women
• नारीभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अस्वपन्: slept
• अस्वपन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वप् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथम, बहुवचन

• कुरुपुङ्गवाः: the best of the Kurus
• कुरुपुङ्गवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुपुङ्गव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kuru dynasty
• women (nārī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how social honor and public reputation surround royal figures even in private moments; it subtly frames fame as an external accompaniment, not necessarily a measure of inner virtue.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a scene of repose: the leading Kuru men go to sleep while women sing songs celebrating their renown, marking a calm transition in the courtly setting.