Shloka 11

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 209: Śaraṇāgati of the Cursed Apsarases; Nārītīrtha-prasiddhi; Arjuna’s Vimocana

Devanagari script

तेषामेवंप्रवृत्तानां सर्वेषामसुरद्धिषाम्‌ । सम्भूय सर्वैरस्माभि: कार्य: सर्वात्मना वध:,“इस प्रकार यज्ञादि कर्मोंमें लगे हुए वे सभी लोग असुरोंके द्रोही हैं। इसलिये हम सबको संगठित होकर उन सबका सब प्रकारसे वध कर डालना चाहिये'

Transliteration

teṣām evaṃpravṛttānāṃ sarveṣām asuradviṣām | sambhūya sarvair asmābhiḥ kāryaḥ sarvātmanā vadhaḥ ||

Translation

Narada said: “Since all those people, engaged in such acts (like sacrifices and allied rites), have become hostile to the Asuras, we must all unite and, with total resolve, carry out their destruction.”

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them

एवम्thus, in this manner

प्रवृत्तानाम्of those engaged/occupied

सर्वेषाम्of all

असुर-द्विषाम्of the haters/enemies of the Asuras

सम्भूयhaving assembled, together

सर्वैःby all (of us), with all

अस्माभिःby us

कार्यःto be done; should be done

सर्व-आत्मनाwith all one’s might; wholly

वधःkilling, slaughter

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Asuras

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how ideological or ritual alignment can be framed as enmity by opposing groups, and how such labeling is used to justify collective violence; ethically, it exposes the rhetoric of totalizing hostility (“with total resolve”) that escalates conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada reports or voices a counsel that those engaged in sacrificial/ritual activity are regarded as enemies of the Asuras; therefore, the speaker urges a united effort to kill them completely.