Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तथैवैकरथो गत्वा दक्षिणामजयद्‌ दिशम्‌ । धनौघं प्रापयामास कुरुराष्ट्र धनंजय:,इसी प्रकार एकमात्र रथसे यात्रा करके धनंजयने दक्षिण दिशापर भी विजय पायी और अपने “धनंजय” नामको सार्थक करते हुए कुरुदेशकी राजधनीमें धनकी राशि पहुँचायी

Transliteration

tathaivaikaratho gatvā dakṣiṇām ajayad diśam | dhanaughaṃ prāpayāmāsa kururāṣṭraṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: In the same manner, traveling with but a single chariot, Dhanaṃjaya conquered the southern quarter as well; and, making his very name ‘winner of wealth’ meaningful, he caused a great flood of riches to be delivered to Kururāṣṭra, the Kuru capital—an act that underscores the king’s duty to secure resources for the realm through disciplined prowess rather than mere plunder.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• एकरथः: one (who has) a single chariot; solitary charioteer
• एकरथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकरथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Absolutive (त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• दक्षिणाम्: southern
• दक्षिणाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिणा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अजयत्: conquered
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• धनौघम्: a flood/mass of wealth
• धनौघम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनौघ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रापयामास: caused to reach; delivered
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (प्रापयति)
• Form: Perfect periphrastic (लिट्, आमास-योगः), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, Yes (णिच्)

• कुरुराष्ट्रम्: the Kuru kingdom
• कुरुराष्ट्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुराष्ट्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनंजयः: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna)
• Dakṣiṇā diś (southern quarter)
• Kururāṣṭra (Kuru realm/capital)
• Eka-ratha (single chariot)
• Dhana (wealth/tribute)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a kṣatriya-king’s dharma: disciplined conquest and the lawful gathering of resources (tribute/wealth) for the stability of the realm, turning personal prowess into public benefit rather than private gain.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna), traveling with only one chariot, conquers the southern direction and sends a large accumulation of wealth back to Kururāṣṭra, thereby fulfilling the sense of his epithet ‘Dhanaṃjaya’ (winner of wealth).