Shloka 11
Nārada’s Account of the Kaliṅga Svayaṃvara: Duryodhana’s Seizure and Karṇa’s Escort
ततः संश्राव्यमाणेषु राज्ञां नामसु भारत | अत्यक्रामद् धार्तराष्ट्रं सा कन्या वरवर्णिनी,भरतनन्दन! तत्पश्चात् जब उसे राजाओंके नाम सुना-सुनाकर उनका परिचय दिया जाने लगा, उस समय वह सुन्दरी राजकुमारी धृतराष्ट्रपुत्र दुर्योधनके सामनेसे होकर आगे बढ़ने लगी
tataḥ saṁśrāvyamāṇeṣu rājñāṁ nāmasu bhārata | atyakrāmad dhārtarāṣṭraṁ sā kanyā varavarṇinī bharatanandana ||
হে ভাৰতকুলনন্দন, যেতিয়া ৰজাসকলৰ নাম উচ্চস্বৰে ঘোষণা কৰি একে একে পৰিচয় দিয়া হৈছিল, তেতিয়া সেই সুৱৰ্ণবৰ্ণা ৰাজকন্যা ধৃতৰাষ্ট্ৰপুত্ৰক (দুৰ্যোধনক) অতিক্ৰম কৰি আগবাঢ়ি গ’ল।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights personal agency and social signaling in a royal selection context: as candidates are publicly identified, the maiden’s movement past Duryodhana implies a deliberate preference or rejection. Ethically, it underscores that status alone does not guarantee acceptance; choice must align with discernment and propriety.
During a formal presentation where kings’ names are being proclaimed, a beautiful princess proceeds forward and passes beyond the Dhārtarāṣṭra prince—understood as Duryodhana—suggesting she does not stop for him and continues toward others.