Shloka 11

Devanagari script

“राजन्‌! आप विद्वान, मनको वशमें रखनेवाले, सत्यप्रतिज्ञ और जितेन्द्रिय हैं। आप- जैसे मनुष्य किसी भी आपत्तिमें मोहित नहीं होते अर्थात्‌ अपना धैर्य और विवेक नहीं खोते हैं

Transliteration

rājan! āp vidvān, manako vaśa meṃ rakhanevāle, satyapratijña aura jitendriya haiṃ. āp-jaise manuṣya kisī bhī āpatti meṃ mohita nahīṃ hote, arthāt apnā dhairya aura viveka nahīṃ khote haiṃ.

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, you are learned, master of your mind, steadfast in truth, and self-controlled. Men like you are not deluded even in calamity; you do not lose your courage or your discernment.”

Word by Word

राजन्O king

विद्वान्learned, wise

मनःवशhaving the mind under control

सत्यप्रतिज्ञtrue to one’s vow

जितेन्द्रियself-controlled (having conquered the senses)

असिyou are

त्वत्than you / from you

सदृशाःlike (you), similar

नnot

मुह्यन्तिbecome deluded

आपदिin calamity, in adversity

कदाचनever, at any time

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

King (rājan)

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?

The verse praises dharmic character: learning joined with mastery over mind and senses, truthfulness in one’s vows, and the ability to remain undeluded in adversity—preserving both courage (dhairya) and discernment (viveka).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses a king and commends his virtues, emphasizing that such a ruler does not lose composure or judgment when faced with misfortune.