Shloka 19

Devanagari script

अभिसारीं ततो रम्यां विजिग्ये कुरुनन्दन: । उरगावासिनं चैव रोचमानं रणेडजयत्‌,इसके बाद कुरुनन्दन धनंजयने रमणीय अभिसारी नगरीपर विजय पायी और उरगावासी राजा रोचमानको भी युद्धमें परास्त किया

Transliteration

abhisārīṁ tato ramyāṁ vijigye kurunandanaḥ | uragāvāsinaṁ caiva rocamānaṁ raṇe ’jayat |

Translation

বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে—তাৰ পাছত কুৰুনন্দন ধনঞ্জয়ে মনোৰম অভিসাৰী নগৰী জয় কৰিলে; আৰু উৰগদেশবাসী ৰজা ৰোচমানকো ৰণক্ষেত্ৰত পৰাভূত কৰিলে।

Word by Word

अभिसारीम्Abhisārī (city)

ततःthen, thereafter

रम्याम्beautiful, delightful

विजिग्येconquered

कुरुनन्दनःthe delight of the Kurus (Arjuna)

उरगावासिनम्dwelling among serpents / of Uraga-dwelling (epithet)

चand

एवindeed, also

रोचमानम्Rocamāna (king)

रणेin battle

अजयत्defeated, conquered

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kurunandana (Arjuna/Dhanañjaya)

Abhisārī (city/region)

Rocamāna

Uragas (serpent-people/serpent-dwellers)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reflects kṣatriya- and rāja-dharma in action: a ruler’s champion establishes political stability by subduing hostile or independent powers. Martial success is presented as instrumental—serving a broader lawful order rather than mere personal aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates Arjuna’s campaign of victories: he conquers the beautiful city/region called Abhisārī and then defeats in battle a king named Rocamāna, described as ‘uragāvāsin’—associated with the Uragas (serpent-dwellers).