Shloka 14

Devanagari script

मारुधं च विनिर्जित्य रम्यग्राममथो बलात्‌ | नाचीनानर्बुकांश्वैव राज्ञश्नेव महाबल:,महाबली पाण्डुनन्दन सहदेवने मारुध तथा रम्यग्रामको बलपूर्वक परास्त करके नाचीन, अर्बुक तथा समस्त वनेचर राजाओंको जीत लिया। तदनन्तर महाबली माद्रीकुमारने राजा वाताधिपको वशमें किया

Transliteration

mārudhaṃ ca vinirjitya ramyagrāmam atho balāt | nācīnān arbukāṃś caiva rājñaś caiva mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ລາວໄດ້ພິຊິດມາຣຸດະ (Mārudha) ແລະຕໍ່ມາກໍໄດ້ປະຫານດ້ວຍກຳລັງ ບ້ານເມືອງອັນງາມນາມ ຣັມຍະກຣາມະ (Ramyagrāma)។ ຜູ້ມີພະລັງອັນໃຫຍ່ນັ້ນ ຍັງໄດ້ນຳບັນດາກະສັດແຫ່ງນາຈີນະ (Nācīnas) ແລະ ອາຣບຸກະ (Arbukas) ໃຫ້ຢູ່ໃຕ້ອຳນາດອີກດ້ວຍ.

Word by Word

• मारुधम्: Marudha (a king/region-name)
• मारुधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विनिर्जित्य: having conquered
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + √जि (जये)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral in gerund)

• रम्यग्रामम्: the pleasant village/town (Ramyagrāma)
• रम्यग्रामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रम्यग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• बलात्: by force
• बलात्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• नाचीनान्: the Nācinās (people/kings)
• नाचीनान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाचीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अर्बुकान्: the Arbukas (people/kings)
• अर्बुकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्बुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• राज्ञः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: also/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• महाबलः: mighty/very strong
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sahadeva
• Mārudha
• Ramyagrāma
• Nācīnas
• Arbukas
• kings (rājānaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reflects a Mahābhārata theme of rājadharma: a ruler (or prince acting for a ruler) is expected to establish political order by bringing rival kings under control. The emphasis on conquest ‘by force’ highlights the kṣatriya mode of enforcing sovereignty, which the epic later evaluates ethically through the broader consequences of power and ambition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates Sahadeva’s progress in a campaign of subjugation: he defeats Mārudha and Ramyagrāma, then overcomes the kings associated with the Nācīnas and Arbukas, extending the Pāṇḍavas’ influence through successive victories.