Shloka 11
युधिष्ठिरस्य नगरप्रवेशः — चार्वाकप्रकरणं
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Entry into the City and the Cārvāka Episode
स एष निहतः शेते ब्रह्मदण्डेन राक्षस: । चार्वाको नृपतिश्रेष्ठ मा शुचो भरतर्षभ,नृपश्रेष्ठ॒ भरतभूषण! अब आप शोक न करें। यह वही राक्षस चार्वाक ब्रह्मदण्डसे मारा जाकर पृथ्वीपर पड़ा है
sa eṣa nihataḥ śete brahmadaṇḍena rākṣasaḥ | cārvāko nṛpatiśreṣṭha mā śuco bharatarṣabha ||
ഹേ നൃപശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, ഹേ ഭാരതവൃഷഭാ! ദുഃഖിക്കരുത്. ബ്രഹ്മദണ്ഡത്താൽ വധിക്കപ്പെട്ട് ഭൂമിയിൽ കിടക്കുന്നത് ഈ ചാർവാകൻ എന്ന രാക്ഷസനാണ്.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that adharma—especially deceitful slander aimed at undermining righteous rule—cannot endure; it is ultimately restrained by the force of truth and the moral-spiritual authority symbolized by the brahma-daṇḍa. Therefore the king should not succumb to grief or doubt.
Vāyu informs the addressed king (implicitly Yudhiṣṭhira) that the impostor Cārvāka, described as a rākṣasa, has been struck down by the brahma-daṇḍa and now lies dead, and he urges the king to stop grieving.