Shloka 20

Virāṭa’s Mobilization to Recover the Cattle (गोधनरक्षणार्थ विराटस्य सैन्यसमायोजनम्)

Devanagari script

शासने नित्यसंयुक्त दःशासनमनन्तरम्‌ | सह वृद्धैस्तु सम्मन्त्रय क्षिप्रं योजय वाहिनीम्‌

Transliteration

śāsane nityasaṁyuktaṁ duḥśāsanam anantaram | saha vṛddhais tu sammantrya kṣipraṁ yojaya vāhinīm ||

Translation

ဝိုင်ရှမ္ပာယန မိန့်ကြားသည်– ထို့နောက် ဒုရ္ယောဓန မင်းသည် အမိန့်ကို အမြဲတမ်း အဆင်သင့် လိုက်နာတတ်သော ညီငယ် ဒုဿာသနအား ချက်ချင်း အမိန့်ပေးသည်– «အကြီးအကဲများနှင့် တိုင်ပင်ပြီး စစ်တပ်ကို အမြန် စုစည်းကာ ထွက်ခွာရန် ပြင်ဆင်လော့»။

Word by Word

• शासने: in (his) command/obedience
• शासने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नित्य-संयुक्तम्: always engaged/ever devoted
• नित्य-संयुक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्यसंयुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दुःशासनम्: Duhshasana
• दुःशासनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःशासन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनन्तरम्: immediately/without delay
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर
• Form: true

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह
• Form: true

• वृद्धैः: with the elders
• वृद्धैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु
• Form: true

• सम्मन्त्रय: consult (deliberate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + मन्त्र्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र
• Form: true

• योजय: prepare/arrange (set in readiness)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (णिच्)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वाहिनीम्: the army
• वाहिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहिनी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Duryodhana
• Duḥśāsana
• vṛddhāḥ (the elders/senior Kuru counselors)
• vāhinī (the army)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when a ruler is intent on swift action, the verse foregrounds the norm of seeking counsel from elders; it presents consultation as a legitimizing step before mobilizing force, while also showing how quickly counsel can be subordinated to an already-decided military agenda.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration to King Janamejaya, Duryodhana immediately instructs Duḥśāsana—known for prompt obedience—to consult senior figures and rapidly organize the Kuru forces for departure.