Shloka 11

Devanagari script

यज्वा दानपति: क्षान्त: स्वकर्मस्थो5भवच्छुचि: । बहुपुत्र: प्रियापत्य: सर्वभूतानुकम्पक:

Transliteration

yajvā dānapatiḥ kṣāntaḥ svakarmastho ’bhavac chuciḥ | bahuputraḥ priyāpatyaḥ sarvabhūtānukampakaḥ ||

Translation

സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അവൻ യജ്ഞങ്ങൾ ചെയ്തവൻ, ദാനപതി, ക്ഷമാശീലൻ. തന്റെ സ്വകർത്തവ്യങ്ങളിൽ സ്ഥിരനായി ശുദ്ധാചാരത്തോടെ നിലകൊണ്ടു. അനേകം പുത്രന്മാരും പ്രിയ സന്താനവും ഉള്ളവനായി, സർവ്വഭൂതങ്ങളോടും കരുണ കാണിക്കുന്നവൻ ആയിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

यज्वाa sacrificer (one who has performed sacrifices)

दानपतिःlord of gifts; generous patron

क्षान्तःforbearing, patient

स्वकर्मस्थःsteadfast in his own duties

अभवत्was, became

शुचिःpure, clean

बहुपुत्रःhaving many sons

प्रियापत्यःhaving dear offspring

सर्वभूतानुकम्पकःcompassionate toward all beings

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises an ideal ethical profile: one who performs sacred duties (yajña), gives generously (dāna), practices forbearance (kṣamā), remains established in one’s own duty (svadharma), maintains purity of conduct (śauca), and extends compassion to all beings—virtues presented as marks of true nobility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing a person’s character by listing exemplary qualities—sacrificial piety, generosity, patience, dutifulness, purity, familial prosperity, and universal compassion—framing the individual as morally distinguished within the unfolding events of the Karṇa Parva.