Shloka 14

Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Saṃvāda in Indraprastha: Consolation, Legitimation, and Leave for Dvārakā (आश्वमेधिकपर्व, अध्याय १५)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्वमेधिकपववके अन्तर्गत अश्वमेधपर्वमें चौदहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

dharmeṇa rājñā dharmajña prāptaṃ rājyam akaṇṭakam | dharmeṇa nihataḥ saṅkhye sa ca rājā suyodhanaḥ ||

Translation

ឱ អ្នកដឹងធម៌! ព្រះរាជាបានទទួលរាជ្យដ៏គ្មានបន្លា គ្មានឧបសគ្គ ដោយអំណាចធម៌។ ហើយដោយធម៌ដែរ នៅក្នុងសមរភូមិ ព្រះរាជា សុយោធនៈ (ទុរយោធនៈ) ក៏ត្រូវបានសម្លាប់។ ដូច្នេះ រឿងរ៉ាវនេះបញ្ជាក់ថា ការប្រព្រឹត្តតាមធម៌ បង្កើតការគ្រប់គ្រងត្រឹមត្រូវ និងនាំឲ្យអ្នកប្រឆាំងដោយអធម៌ ទទួលការបរាជ័យ។

Word by Word

• {'dharmeṇa': 'by dharma

• through righteousness, lawful and moral order', 'rājñā': 'by the king', 'dharmajña': 'knower of dharma

• one skilled in righteousness and duty (vocative)', 'prāptam': 'obtained

• attained', 'rājyam': 'kingdom

• sovereignty', 'akaṇṭakam': 'without thorns

• free from obstacles, troubles, or hostile claimants', 'nihataḥ': 'slain

• killed', 'saṅkhye': 'in battle

• in the clash of armies', 'sa': 'he

• that one', 'ca': 'and', 'rājā': 'king', 'suyodhanaḥ': "Suyodhana, i.e., Duryodhana (epithet meaning 'one who fights well')"}

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Suyodhana (Duryodhana)
• kingdom (rājya)
• battle (saṅkhya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse asserts moral causality in political life: dharma is the true basis of legitimate, stable sovereignty, and it is also the force by which adharma-driven power is ultimately destroyed—even on the battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana summarizes the outcome after the great war: Yudhiṣṭhira has gained an unopposed kingdom, and Duryodhana (Suyodhana) has been killed in battle—both outcomes framed explicitly as results of dharma.