Shloka 5
जयद्रथ-निग्रहः — Jayadratha Restrained, Shamed, and Released
सहायद्नचानुरक्तश्न मदर्थ च समुद्यत: । अभिप्रायस्तु मे कश्चित् तं वै शूणु यथातथम्
sahāyadān cānuraktaś ca madarthe ca samudyataḥ | abhiprāyas tu me kaścit taṃ vai śṛṇu yathātatham ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: «يا جاناميجايا، لما قال كَرْنَةُ ذلك، عاد الملكُ دُريودَهَنَ فقال له: “يا خيرَ الرجال، إنّ من كنتَ له عونًا وحليفًا، وثبتتْ عليه مودّتُك، لا يعسر عليه شيءٌ حقًّا. إنك دائمُ الاستعداد لما فيه مصلحتي. ولي قصدٌ في نفسي—فاسمعه مني كما هو على وجهه.”»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how loyalty and capability in an ally can embolden a ruler’s ambitions; ethically, it warns that devotion and readiness for another’s ‘welfare’ can be used to advance plans whose moral quality depends on the intention behind them.
After Karṇa speaks, Duryodhana reassures him of his value as a devoted ally, claims that nothing is difficult with such support, and then announces that he has a specific plan which he will state plainly for Karṇa to hear.