Shloka 11

धृतराष्ट्र-सेवा, राज्य-कार्य-विभागः

Service to Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Allocation of State Duties

Devanagari script

कृताकृतपरिज्ञाने तथा55यव्ययचिन्तने । संजयं योजयामास वृद्ध सर्वगुणैर्युतम्‌,कौन-सा कार्य हुआ और कौन-सा नहीं हुआ, इसकी जाँच करने तथा आय और व्ययपर विचार करनेके कार्यमें उन्होंने सर्वगुणसम्पन्न वयोवृद्ध संजयको लगाया

Transliteration

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

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Pour examiner ce qui avait été accompli et ce qui ne l’avait pas été, et pour délibérer des revenus et des dépenses, il confia cette charge à l’âgé Sañjaya, pourvu de toutes les vertus.

Word by Word

कृताकृतपरिज्ञानेin the ascertainment of what is done and not done

तथाand also

आयव्ययचिन्तनेin deliberation on income and expenditure

संजयम्Sanjaya

योजयामासappointed / employed

वृद्धम्aged, elderly

सर्वगुणैर्युतम्endowed with all virtues

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Sañjaya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

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.