Shloka 11

धृतराष्ट्र-सेवा, राज्य-कार्य-विभागः

Service to Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Allocation of State Duties

Devanagari script

कृताकृतपरिज्ञाने तथा55यव्ययचिन्तने । संजयं योजयामास वृद्ध सर्वगुणैर्युतम्‌

Transliteration

kṛtākṛta-parijñāne tathā āya-vyaya-cintane | sañjayaṃ yojayāmāsa vṛddhaṃ sarva-guṇair yutam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: For the scrutiny of what had been accomplished and what had not, and for deliberation over income and expenditure, he appointed the aged Sañjaya—endowed with every virtue—to that responsibility.

Word by Word

• कृताकृतपरिज्ञाने: in the ascertainment of what is done and not done
• कृताकृतपरिज्ञाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृताकृत-परिज्ञान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तथा: and also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• आयव्ययचिन्तने: in deliberation on income and expenditure
• आयव्ययचिन्तने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आय-व्यय-चिन्तन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• संजयम्: Sanjaya
• संजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• योजयामास: appointed / employed
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज्
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular

• वृद्धम्: aged, elderly
• वृद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वगुणैर्युतम्: endowed with all virtues
• सर्वगुणैर्युतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-गुण-युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s dharma includes transparent accountability: assessing completed vs. pending duties and managing revenue and expenditure through a trustworthy, virtuous, experienced officer.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that Sañjaya, an elderly and highly qualified person, is assigned the practical administrative task of reviewing outcomes and overseeing financial deliberations.