Shloka 22

जयद्रथ-निग्रहः — Jayadratha Restrained, Shamed, and Released

Devanagari script

(तस्मादेष महाबाहो तव यज्ञ: प्रवर्तताम्‌ ।) एवमुक्तस्तु तैरविंप्रैर्धार्तराष्ट्री महीपति: । कर्ण च सौबल चैव क्रातृश्वैवेदमब्रवीत्‌,“इसलिये महाबाहो! तुम्हारा यह यज्ञ आरम्भ होना चाहिये।” उन ब्राह्मणोंके ऐसा कहनेपर राजा दुर्योधनने कर्ण, शकुनि तथा अपने भाइयोंसे इस प्रकार कहा--

Transliteration

tasmād eṣa mahābāho tava yajñaḥ pravartatām | evam uktas tu tair viprair dhārtarāṣṭrī mahīpatiḥ | karṇaṃ ca saubalaṃ caiva bhrātṝṃś caivेदam abravīt ||

Translation

“Therefore, O mighty-armed one, let this sacrifice of yours be set in motion.” Thus addressed by those brāhmaṇas, the Dhārtarāṣṭra king (Duryodhana) spoke as follows to Karṇa, to Saubala (Śakuni), and to his brothers—

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore/from that

एषःthis

महाबाहोO mighty-armed one

तवyour

यज्ञःsacrifice/ritual

प्रवर्तताम्let it begin/proceed

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to/addressed

तुbut/indeed

तैःby them

विप्रैःby the brahmins

धार्तराष्ट्रीthe son of Dhritarashtra (Duryodhana)

महीपतिःking/lord of the earth

कर्णम्Karna

चand

सौबलम्Saubala (Shakuni)

चand

एवindeed/also

भ्रातॄन्brothers

चand

एवjust/also

इदम्this (speech/statement)

अब्रवीत्said/spoke

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Brahmins (vipra)

Duryodhana (Dhārtarāṣṭra mahīpati)

Karṇa

Śakuni (Saubala)

Kaurava brothers

Yajña (sacrifice/ritual)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes