Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सुयोधनमसंगृहा[ न शक्‍्या भू: ससागरा | केवला भोक्तुमस्माभिरतश्वैतत्‌ कृतं मया,“दुर्योधनका संहार किये बिना हमलोग निष्कण्टक पृथ्वीका राज्य नहीं भोग सकते थे, इसलिये मैंने यह अयोग्य कार्य किया

Transliteration

su-yodhanam asaṅgṛhya na śakyā bhūḥ sa-sāgarā | kevalā bhoktum asmābhir ataś caitat kṛtaṃ mayā ||

Translation

વૈશંપાયન બોલ્યા—સુયોધન (દુર્યોધન)નો સંહાર કર્યા વિના, સમુદ્રપર્યંત આ પૃથ્વીનું રાજ્ય અમે નિષ્કંટક રીતે ભોગવી શકતા ન હતા; તેથી મેં આ કાર્ય કર્યું.

Word by Word

सुयोधनम्Duryodhana (as object)

असंगृह्यwithout killing/without taking (i.e., without destroying/overpowering)

नnot

शक्याpossible

भूःearth

ससागराtogether with the ocean(s)

केवलाalone/solely (i.e., unobstructed, exclusive)

भोक्तुम्to enjoy/to rule (as enjoyment of kingdom)

अस्माभिःby us

अतःtherefore

एतत्this

कृतम्done

मयाby me

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Suyodhana (Duryodhana)

Bhūḥ (the Earth/kingdom)

Sāgara (the ocean)

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?

The verse frames a moral-political rationale: as long as an oppressive rival remains, peaceful enjoyment of rightful rule is impossible; thus the speaker presents the violent act as compelled by necessity, inviting reflection on dharma versus expediency.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the aftermath context of Strī-parvan, the narration reports a justification for the killing/removal of Duryodhana: the claim is that only after his downfall could the victors rule the earth unobstructed.