Shloka 10

अश्वमेधीयस्य हयस्य दक्षिणापश्चिमगमनम् — The Sacrificial Horse’s Southern and Western Circuit

Devanagari script

पार्थोउब्रवीज्न मे वध्या राजानो राजशासनात्‌ | अलं युद्धेन ते वीर न ते5स्त्वद्य पराजय:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | pārtho 'bravīn me vadhyā rājāno rājaśāsanāt | alaṃ yuddhena te vīra na te 'stv adya parājayaḥ |

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ປາຣຖະ (ອາຣຈຸນ) ໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: “ບັນດາກະສັດເຫຼົ່ານີ້ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າບໍ່ຄວນຂ້າ ເພາະເປັນພຣະບັນຊາຂອງກະສັດ. ພໍແລ້ວກັບການຮົບ, ໂອ້ ວີຣະບຸລຸດ; ຈົ່ງຖອນຕົວອອກຈາກສະໜາມຮົບ ເພື່ອທ່ານຈະບໍ່ປະສົບຄວາມພ່າຍແພ້ໃນມື້ນີ້.”

Word by Word

• पार्थः: Arjuna (son of Pritha)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• वध्याः: to be slain / slayable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजशासनात्: from the king's command
• राजशासनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजशासन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• अलम्: enough; no need
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम्

• युद्धेन: with fighting; by battle
• युद्धेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• ते: for you / to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• वीर: O hero
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• ते: your / of you
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• अस्तु: let there be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperative, 3, Singular

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• पराजयः: defeat
• पराजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• kings (rājānaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even within kṣatriya-dharma, violence is not automatic; it is bounded by higher obligations such as obedience to legitimate royal command and the ethical choice to restrain force when killing is not sanctioned.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the events of the Aśvamedha-related campaign, Arjuna addresses an opposing warrior/king and declares that, by Yudhiṣṭhira’s order, he will not kill kings; therefore the opponent should stop fighting to avoid defeat.