Shloka 24

जयद्रथ-निग्रहः — Jayadratha Restrained, Shamed, and Released

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तास्तु ते सर्वे तथेत्यूचुर्नराधिपम्‌ । संदिदेश ततो राजा व्यापारस्थान्‌ यथाक्रमम्‌

Transliteration

evaṁuktās tu te sarve tathety ūcur narādhipam | saṁdideśa tato rājā vyāpārasthān yathākramam ||

Translation

Ainsi interpellés, tous répondirent au roi : « Qu’il en soit ainsi », acquiesçant à ses paroles. Alors le roi donna ses ordres, assignant à chacun sa tâche, selon l’ordre convenable.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्ताः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, kta (past passive participle)

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: so; in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• ऊचुः: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• नराधिपम्: the king (lord of men)
• नराधिपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• संदिदेश: commanded; ordered
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, सम्

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यापारस्थान्: those engaged in work; work-stationed (persons)
• व्यापारस्थान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यापारस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• यथाक्रमम्: in due order; successively
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथाक्रमम्

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• narādhipa (the king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that assent (“tathā”) is not neutral: agreeing to a ruler’s words enables action. Ethically, it points to shared responsibility—those who comply and those who command both participate in the outcome.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being addressed, the group responds affirmatively to the king. The king then issues instructions, assigning work in proper sequence to those engaged in various tasks.