Shloka 26

Devanagari script

जयद्रथेन च तथा कुरुभिश्चापि सर्वश: । ततः सर्वर्महाबाहुर्भ्रतृ भि: परिवारित:

Transliteration

jayadrathena ca tathā kurubhiś cāpi sarvaśaḥ | tataḥ sarvo mahābāhur bhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritaḥ ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ໄຊຍະດຣະຖະ ແລະ ຊາວກຸຣຸ ຢູ່ທຸກດ້ານໄດ້ລ້ອມຮອບເຂົາ; ແລ້ວວິລະຊົນຜູ້ມີແຂນແຂງນັ້ນ ຢືນຢູ່ທ່າມກາງ ໂດຍມີພີ່ນ້ອງຂອງຕົນລ້ອມຮອບ.

Word by Word

• जयद्रथेन: by Jayadratha
• जयद्रथेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयद्रथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• तथा: likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• कुरुभिः: by the Kurus
• कुरुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सर्वशः: on all sides / entirely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः

• ततः: then / thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed (one)
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भ्रातृभिः: by (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• परिवारितः: surrounded / encircled
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√वृ (वृञ् वरणे)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Jayadratha
• Kurus
• brothers (bhrātṛ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how kinship and allegiance can rapidly crystallize into collective action: brothers and allies form a protective (or aggressive) ring around a central hero, illustrating the kṣatriya-world ethic where loyalty to one’s group often governs immediate conduct in conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Jayadratha together with the Kurus surrounds the mighty-armed figure, and the hero is further enclosed by his brothers—depicting a tactical encirclement and the consolidation of forces around a key person.