Shloka 10

Brahmāstra-prayogaḥ: Daśagrīvasya Māyā-vadhaḥ

Rāma–Rāvaṇa Encounter under Illusion

Devanagari script

पराजयं च संग्रामे ससहाय: समाप्तवान्‌ | प्रत्याहृता तथा स्माभिहतत्वा तत्‌ सैन्धवं बलम्‌,ऐसी स्त्रीका भी मूढ़बुद्धि पापी राजा जयद्रथने बलपूर्वक अपहरण किया। इस अपहरणके ही कारण उसका सिर मूँड़ा गया, वह अपने सहायकों-सहित युद्धमें पराजित हुआ तथा हमलोग सिन्धु-देशकी सेनाका संहार करके पुनः द्रौपदीको लौटा लाये हैं

Transliteration

parājayaṃ ca saṅgrāme sa-sahāyaḥ samāptavān | pratyāhṛtā tathā smābhir hatvā tat saindhavaṃ balam ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “He met defeat in battle along with his allies; and we, having slain that Sindhu king’s force, brought her back again. Thus that sinful, deluded ruler Jayadratha, who abducted a woman by violence, was humbled—his outrage became the cause of his disgrace and defeat.”

Word by Word

• {'parājayam': 'defeat, rout', 'saṅgrāme': 'in battle', 'sa-sahāyaḥ': 'together with allies/helpers', 'samāptavān': 'came to an end

• was finished/overcome', 'pratyāhṛtā': 'brought back, recovered (feminine

• referring to Draupadī)', 'tathā': 'thus, likewise', 'smābhiḥ': 'by us', 'hatvā': 'having slain, having killed', 'tat': 'that', 'saindhavam': 'belonging to Sindhu

• of the Sindhu king (Jayadratha)', 'balam': 'army, force', 'mūḍha-buddhi': 'deluded in understanding', 'pāpī': 'sinful, wicked', 'rājā': 'king', 'balapūrvakam': 'by force, forcibly', 'apaharaṇam': 'abduction, carrying off'}

Speaker

युधिषछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Jayadratha
• Draupadī
• Sindhu (country/realm)
• Saindhava army (Sindhu king’s forces)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Forcible abduction and violation of dharma bring inevitable disgrace and defeat; righteous effort to protect the wronged and restore justice is upheld as a kingly and ethical duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira recalls how Jayadratha abducted Draupadī by force; the Pāṇḍavas fought, defeated him and his allies, destroyed the Saindhava forces, and recovered Draupadī.