Shloka 25

भीष्मरक्षण-प्रकरणम् / The Protective Screen around Bhīṣma and the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Clash

Devanagari script

आगम्य तु ततो राजा विसृज्य च महाजनम्‌ । प्रविवेश ततस्तूर्ण क्षयं शत्रुक्षयड्कर:,वहाँ आकर शत्रुओंका विनाश करनेवाले राजा दुर्योधनने लोगोंके उस महान्‌ समुदायको तुरंत विदा कर दिया और स्वयं शिविरके भीतर प्रवेश किया

Transliteration

āgamya tu tato rājā visṛjya ca mahājanam | praviveśa tatas tūrṇaṃ kṣayaṃ śatrukṣayaṅkaraḥ ||

Translation

ସେଠାରେ ପହଞ୍ଚି ଶତ୍ରୁନାଶକ ରାଜା ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କର ସେଇ ବିଶାଳ ସମାବେଶକୁ ତୁରନ୍ତ ବିଦା କରିଦେଲା ଏବଂ ପରେ ଶୀଘ୍ର ନିଜ ଶିବିରଭିତରକୁ ପ୍ରବେଶ କଲା।

Word by Word

आगम्यhaving come (there)

तुbut/indeed

ततःthen/from there

राजाthe king

विसृज्यhaving dismissed/sent away

चand

महाजनम्the great multitude/assembly

प्रविवेशentered

ततःthen

तूर्णम्quickly

क्षयम्the abode/house (camp)

शत्रुक्षयङ्करःone who causes the destruction of enemies

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Duryodhana

mahājana (the assembled multitude)

kṣaya (destruction)

śatru (enemies)

śibira/kṣaya (camp/quarters implied by 'entered')

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?

Public authority often culminates in private decisions: the king dismisses the crowd and moves inward to act. The verse subtly points to the ethical burden of leadership in war—choices made swiftly and privately can determine large-scale harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana arrives, sends away the large gathering, and quickly enters his camp/quarters—suggesting a transition from public assembly to internal planning or counsel in the unfolding war episode.