Shloka 76

दुर्योधनस्य लज्जा-प्रायोपवेशविचारः

Duryodhana’s Shame and Consideration of Prāyopaveśa

Devanagari script

शासने<5धिष्तिता: सर्वे कि कुर्म इति वादिन: । शत्रुवीरोंका संहार करनेवाले महाराज! इसी प्रकार सब राजा अपनेको किंकर बताते हुए आपकी आज्ञाके अधीन रहते हैं

Transliteration

śāsane 'dhiṣṭhitāḥ sarve kiṃ kurma iti vādinaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Sie alle stehen unter deinem Befehl und fragen immer wieder: ‚Was sollen wir tun?‘ O König, der die feindlichen Helden vernichtet — so verharren alle Herrscher, sich als deine Diener bekennend, unter deiner Autorität.“

Word by Word

• शासने: in (your) command/authority
• शासने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अधिष्ठिताः: placed/established (under), subject to
• अधिष्ठिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कुर्मः: do we do?
• कुर्मः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present (Lat), First, Plural, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• वादिनः: speaking/saying
• वादिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mahārāja (the addressed king)
• rājānaḥ (kings/rulers)
• śatru-vīrāḥ (enemy heroes)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal of political discipline: rulers and subordinates should act within a clear chain of command, ready to serve the common purpose and uphold order, especially in times of conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes how all the kings remain under the addressed king’s authority, presenting themselves as his servants and awaiting his instructions—emphasizing his supremacy and the readiness of allies to act.