Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ध्यानादेवाभवद्‌ राजन्‌ मुखवातेन सर्वश: । स गुणै: पार्थिवान्‌ सर्वान्‌ वशे चक्रे नराधिप:,राजन! उनके लिये वाहन, योद्धा, नाना प्रकारके मित्र तथा श्रेष्ठ और सब प्रकारकी बहुमूल्य शय्याएँ चिन्तन करनेसे और मुखजनित वायुसे ही प्रकट हो जाती थीं। राजा करन्धमने अपने गुणोंसे समस्त राजाओंको अपने वशमें कर लिया था

Transliteration

dhyānādevābhavad rājan mukhavātena sarvaśaḥ | sa guṇaiḥ pārthivān sarvān vaśe cakre narādhipaḥ ||

Translation

Vyāsa said: “O King, by mere meditation—and by the breath that issued from his mouth—everything would manifest at once. That lord of men, King Karaṇḍhama, by the force of his virtues, brought all earthly rulers under his control.”

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'dhyānāt eva', 'definition': 'by meditation alone

• merely through contemplation'}, {'term': 'abhavat', 'definition': 'came into being

• manifested'}, {'term': 'rājan', 'definition': 'O king (vocative address)'}, {'term': 'mukhavātena', 'definition': 'by the wind/breath from the mouth

• by exhalation'}, {'term': 'sarvaśaḥ', 'definition': 'entirely

• all at once'}, {'term': 'saḥ', 'definition': 'he'}, {'term': 'guṇaiḥ', 'definition': 'by virtues/qualities (good qualities such as self-control, generosity, prowess, etc.)'}, {'term': 'pārthivān', 'definition': 'earthly kings

• rulers of the earth'}, {'term': 'sarvān', 'definition': 'all'}, {'term': 'vaśe cakre', 'definition': 'made (them) subject

• brought under control'}, {'term': 'narādhipaḥ', 'definition': 'lord of men

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Karaṇḍhama
• rājan (the addressed king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links rightful sovereignty to inner excellence: true dominion is grounded in guṇa (virtue and capability), and extraordinary attainments are portrayed as arising from disciplined mind (dhyāna) rather than mere external force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa describes King Karaṇḍhama as possessing remarkable powers—things appear through his meditation and breath—and emphasizes that he subjugated other kings through his qualities, establishing wide political control.