Shloka 2
जयद्रथविमोचन–पलायनवृत्तान्तः
Recovery of Draupadī and Jayadratha’s flight
युद्धेन महता चैनं चक्रे वीर॑ वशानुगम् । सुवर्ण रजतं चापि रत्नानि विविधानि च
yuddhena mahatā cainaṃ cakre vīra vaśānugam | suvarṇa-rajataṃ cāpi ratnāni vividhāni ca
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: By means of a great battle he brought that hero under his control. He also obtained gold and silver, and many kinds of precious gems—spoils that mark the worldly fruits of conquest, even as the narrative hints at the moral weight carried by victory won through force.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse juxtaposes two outcomes of warfare—subjugation of a hero and acquisition of wealth—inviting reflection on how political success and material gain arise from force, and how such gains carry ethical responsibility within a dharmic framework.
The narrator reports that a great battle resulted in a warrior being brought under another’s control, and that gold, silver, and various jewels were obtained as the tangible fruits of that victory.