Shloka 2
जयद्रथविमोचन–पलायनवृत्तान्तः
Recovery of Draupadī and Jayadratha’s flight
युद्धेन महता चैनं चक्रे वीर॑ वशानुगम् । सुवर्ण रजतं चापि रत्नानि विविधानि च
yuddhena mahatā cainaṃ cakre vīra vaśānugam | suvarṇa-rajataṃ cāpi ratnāni vividhāni ca
महान् युद्ध के द्वारा उसने उस वीर को अपने वश में कर लिया। और उसने सोना-चाँदी तथा नाना प्रकार के रत्न भी प्राप्त किए।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse juxtaposes two outcomes of warfare—subjugation of a hero and acquisition of wealth—inviting reflection on how political success and material gain arise from force, and how such gains carry ethical responsibility within a dharmic framework.
The narrator reports that a great battle resulted in a warrior being brought under another’s control, and that gold, silver, and various jewels were obtained as the tangible fruits of that victory.