Shloka 11

Devanagari script

कृत्स्नं पज्चनदं चैव तथैवामरपर्वतम्‌ | उत्तरज्योतिषं चैव तथा दिव्यकटं पुरम्‌

Transliteration

kṛtsnaṃ pañcanadaṃ caiva tathaivāmaraparvatam | uttarajyotiṣaṃ caiva tathā divyakaṭaṃ puram ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “(Dia/mereka) juga (mengambil/menyebut) seluruh wilayah Pañcanada, demikian pula Amaraparvata; dan juga Uttarajyotiṣa, serta kota yang bernama Divyakaṭa.”

Word by Word

कृत्स्नम्entire, whole

पञ्चनदम्Pañcanada (land of five rivers)

चand

एवindeed, also

तथाlikewise, so

एवindeed, also

अमरपर्वतम्Amaraparbata (the mountain of the gods)

उत्तरज्योतिषम्Uttarajyotiṣa (a northern region/place-name)

चand

एवindeed, also

तथाlikewise, so

दिव्यकटम्Divyakaṭa (a city/place-name)

पुरम्city, town

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pañcanada

Amaraparvata

Uttarajyotiṣa

Divyakaṭa (pura)

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 highlights the vast scope of political reach by listing regions and cities; ethically, such catalogues in the Mahābhārata often invite reflection on the responsibilities of power—rule is measured not only by conquest or possession but by the capacity to protect and govern justly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a geographical enumeration, naming multiple regions and landmarks—Pañcanada, Amaraparvata, Uttarajyotiṣa, and the city Divyakaṭa—within a broader account that tracks the extent of territories brought under notice/control in the Sabha Parva context.