Shloka 11
अड्गस्य यजमानस्य स्वधर्माधिगता: शुभा: । गुणोत्तरास्तु क्रतवस्तस्यासन् सार्वकामिका:,“यजमान अंगनरेशके सभी यज्ञ स्वधर्मके अनुसार प्राप्त और शुभ थे। वे उत्तरोत्तर गुणवान् और सम्पूर्ण कामनाओंकी सिद्धि करनेवाले थे”
Aṅgasya yajamānasya svadharmādhigatāḥ śubhāḥ | guṇottarās tu kratavas tasyāsan sārvakāmikāḥ ||
Nārada said: “For that sacrificer, the king of Aṅga, the sacrifices he performed were auspicious and duly obtained in accordance with his own rightful duty. Moreover, his rites became progressively more excellent in quality, and they were capable of fulfilling every legitimate desire.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links prosperity and the fulfillment of aims to actions performed in alignment with svadharma: when a ruler undertakes rites and responsibilities according to rightful duty, the results are described as śubha (auspicious) and increasingly excellent (guṇottara), suggesting ethical order and disciplined practice as the basis of success.
Nārada is describing the sacrificial career of the Aṅga king as exemplary: his yajñas were properly undertaken, grew in excellence over time, and were said to accomplish all desired ends—setting a moral and ritual backdrop for the surrounding events in the Drona Parva narrative.