Shloka 1

Devanagari script

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Transliteration

nārada uvāca

māndhātā cedyauvanāśvo mṛtaḥ sṛñjaya śuśruma |

devāsura-manuṣyāṇāṃ trailokya-vijayī nṛpaḥ ||

Translation

Nārada said: “Sṛñjaya, we have heard that Māndhātā, the son of Yuvanāśva, also met death. Yet he was a king who had conquered the three worlds—among gods, asuras, and humans.” The verse underscores a moral contrast: even the most universally victorious ruler remains subject to mortality, reminding listeners that worldly supremacy does not exempt one from the law of impermanence.

Word by Word

ययातिम्Yayati (as object)

नाहुषम्Nahusha (as object)

चand

एवindeed/also

मृतम्dead (deceased)

सृञ्जयO Sṛñjaya

शुश्रुमI have heard

राजसूयशतैःwith hundreds of Rājasūya (sacrifices)

इष्ट्वाhaving performed (sacrificed)

सःhe

अश्वमेधशतेनwith a hundred Aśvamedha (sacrifices)

चand

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Sṛñjaya

Māndhātā

Yuvanāśva

Devas

Asuras

Humans

Three worlds (trailokya)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the greatest worldly power—symbolized by conquest over gods, asuras, and humans—cannot overcome mortality. The verse points to the ethical insight that pride in sovereignty should be tempered by awareness of impermanence and the limits of human achievement.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada addresses Sṛñjaya and introduces Māndhātā as an exemplar: a universally victorious king who nevertheless died. This functions as a reflective historical illustration within the larger Mahābhārata discourse on rulers, time, and the fate that befalls all.