Shloka 11

Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच तथोक्ते सहदेवेन वाक्ये वाक्यविशारद: । नकुलो<नन्तरं तस्मादिदं वचनमाददे,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! सहदेवके इस प्रकार कहनेपर प्रवचनकुशल नकुलने उनके बाद यह बात कही--

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: tathokte Sahadevena vākye vākyaviśāradaḥ | Nakulo 'nantaraṃ tasmād idaṃ vacanam ādade ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「サハデーヴァがそのように語り終えると、言葉を整えることに長けたナクラが、ただちにその後を受けて次のように述べた。」

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid/spoke

तथाthus/in that manner

उक्तेwhen (it was) said

सहदेवेनby Sahadeva

वाक्येin the statement/words

वाक्यविशारदःskilled in speech/eloquent

नकुलःNakula

अनन्तरम्afterwards/next

तस्मात्after that/from him/from that

इदम्this

वचनम्speech/statement

आददेtook up/uttered (began to say)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Sahadeva

Nakula

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical communication and orderly deliberation: wise counsel is offered in sequence, with each speaker responding respectfully, suggesting that decisions—especially those leading toward conflict—should be guided by measured, articulate speech.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that after Sahadeva finishes speaking, Nakula—described as eloquent—speaks next, introducing the continuation of the brothers’ counsel within the Udyoga Parva context.