Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ततो दुर्योधनो राजा सर्वोद्योगेन पाण्डवान्‌

Transliteration

tato duryodhano rājā sarvodyogena pāṇḍavān

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then King Duryodhana, exerting himself with every possible effort, set himself against the Pāṇḍavas—driven by the urgency of war and the determination to overcome them.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• सर्वोद्योगेन: with all effort / with full exertion
• सर्वोद्योगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वोद्योग
• Form: Masculine, instrumental, singular

• पाण्डवान्: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, accusative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how intense resolve and total mobilization can be directed toward either righteous or unrighteous ends; effort (udyoga) is ethically neutral, and its moral value depends on the aim and the dharmic quality of the intention.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana, as the Kaurava king, intensifies his efforts in the battle context, preparing to confront or press the attack against the Pāṇḍavas with full determination.