Shloka 11

Devanagari script

जामदग्न्येन रामेण व्यासेन च महात्मना । दुर्योधनो युध्यमानो नित्यमेव हि संजय,मैंने, गान्धारीने और विदुरने तो सदा ही उसे मना किया है, जमदग्निपुत्र परशुरामने तथा महात्मा व्यासजीने भी उसे युद्धसे रोकनेका प्रयत्न किया है; तथापि कई, शकुनि तथा दुःशासनके मतमें आकर पापी दुर्योधन सदा युद्धका ही निश्चय रखता आया है। उसने पाण्डवोंको कभी कुछ नहीं समझा

Transliteration

jāmadagnyena rāmeṇa vyāsena ca mahātmanā | duryodhano yudhyamāno nityam eva hi sañjaya |

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Sañjaya, though Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma) and the great-souled Vyāsa have tried to restrain him, Duryodhana remains ever intent on fighting. Even after being repeatedly counseled against war, he persists in a fixed resolve for battle—revealing a will hardened against wise advice and ethical restraint.”

Word by Word

जामदग्न्येनby Jamadagni's descendant (Parashurama)

रामेणby Rama (Parashurama)

व्यासेनby Vyasa

चand

महात्मनाby the great-souled (one)

दुर्योधनःDuryodhana

युध्यमानःfighting

नित्यम्always

एवindeed/just

हिfor/indeed

संजयO Sanjaya

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Sañjaya

Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)

Vyāsa

Duryodhana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the counsel of revered sages cannot help one who is inwardly resolved on adharma; moral failure here is shown as stubborn attachment to conflict despite repeated warnings.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra tells Sañjaya that Duryodhana remains continually set on fighting, despite attempts by Paraśurāma and Vyāsa to restrain him—highlighting Duryodhana’s unyielding war-mindedness.