Shloka 8

जयद्रथ-निग्रहः — Jayadratha Restrained, Shamed, and Released

Devanagari script

आहूयन्तां द्विजवरा: सम्भाराश्न यथाविधि । सम्श्रियन्तां कुरुश्रेष्ठ यज्ञोपकरणानि च,दुर्योधनकी यह बात सुनकर कर्णने उससे यह कहा--“नृपश्रेष्ठ इस समय भूपाल तुम्हारे वशमें हैं। कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ! उत्तम ब्राह्मणोंको बुलाओ और विधिपूर्वक यज्ञकी सामग्रियों तथा उपकरणोंको जुटाओ

Transliteration

āhūyantāṃ dvijavarāḥ sambhārāś ca yathāvidhi | saṃśriyantāṃ kuruśreṣṭha yajñopakaraṇāni ca ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “Let the best of the twice-born be summoned, and let the requisite materials be gathered according to rule. O foremost of the Kurus, let the implements and equipment for the sacrifice also be duly procured.”

Word by Word

आहूयन्ताम्let (them) be summoned / should be called

द्विजवराःthe best Brahmins

सम्भाराःmaterials / requisites

चand

यथाविधिaccording to rule / duly

सम्श्रियन्ताम्let (them) be arranged / be made ready / be procured

कुरुश्रेष्ठO best of the Kurus

यज्ञोपकरणानिsacrificial implements

चand

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

dvijavarāḥ (excellent Brāhmaṇas)

Kuruśreṣṭha (foremost Kuru addressee)

yajña (sacrifice)

yajñopakaraṇāni (sacrificial implements)

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?

The verse emphasizes dharmic order through proper ritual conduct: sacred acts should be performed with qualified priests (dvijavarāḥ) and with materials gathered ‘according to rule’ (yathāvidhi), reflecting disciplined kingship and respect for Vedic procedure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates an instruction to prepare for a sacrifice: summon eminent Brāhmaṇas and assemble the required sacrificial materials and implements, addressing a ‘foremost Kuru’ as the responsible patron of the rite.