Shloka 11
अर्जुनस्य प्रतिघातः — श्रुताय्वच्युतायुवधः तथा गजसैन्यविदारणम्
Arjuna’s Counterstroke: Slaying of Śrutāyu and Acyutāyu; Breaking the Elephant Corps
इष्ट्वा शाकुन्तलो राजा तर्पयित्वा द्विजान् धनै: । सहस्रं यत्र पद्मानां कण्वाय भरतो ददौ
iṣṭvā śākuntalo rājā tarpayitvā dvijān dhanaiḥ | sahasraṃ yatra padmānāṃ kaṇvāya bharato dadau ||
নাৰদে ক’লে—শকুন্তলাপুত্ৰ ৰজা ভৰতে বিধিপূৰ্বক কৰ্ম সম্পন্ন কৰি ধনদানে দ্বিজসকলক (ব্ৰাহ্মণসকলক) তৃপ্ত কৰিলে। সেই প্ৰসঙ্গতেই তেওঁ কণ্ব ঋষিক এক সহস্ৰ পদ্ম দান কৰিলে।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights rājadharma expressed through yajña and dāna: a king upholds social and spiritual order by performing rites and by honoring sages and brāhmaṇas with appropriate gifts, showing gratitude, humility, and commitment to dharma.
Nārada recounts Bharata’s righteous conduct: after completing ritual worship, he gratifies the dvijas with wealth and, on that occasion, gives Kaṇva a notable offering—one thousand lotus-flowers—signifying reverence toward the sage associated with Śakuntalā’s lineage.