Shloka 20

Rājasūya-sambhāra: Prosperity under Rājadharma and the Initiation of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

स कर्ण युधि निर्जित्य वशे कृत्वा च भारत । ततो विजिग्ये बलवान्‌ राज्ञ: पर्वतवासिन:

Transliteration

sa karṇaṁ yudhi nirjitya vaśe kṛtvā ca bhārata | tato vijigye balavān rājñaḥ parvatavāsinaḥ ||

Translation

ହେ ଭାରତ! ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ କର୍ଣ୍ଣଙ୍କୁ ପରାଜିତ କରି ନିଜ ବଶରେ ଆଣି, ବଳବାନ ଭୀମ ତାପରେ ପର୍ବତବାସୀ ରାଜାମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଜୟ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कर्णम्: Karna
• कर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• निर्जित्य: having conquered/defeated
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√जि
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• वशे: under control/in subjection
• वशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having made
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• विजिग्ये: he conquered/was victorious
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√जि
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बलवान्: the strong one/mighty
• बलवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राज्ञः: of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पर्वतवासिनः: mountain-dwelling (kings)
• पर्वतवासिनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वतवासिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata (addressee)
• Karṇa
• Bhīma (implied by context: balavān conqueror in this campaign)
• parvatavāsinaḥ (mountain-dwelling kings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reflects a kṣatriya-political ethic: victory in war aims at establishing control and order (vaśa) over rivals, extending sovereignty through conquest rather than portraying battle as mere violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

After defeating Karṇa in battle and subduing him, the powerful victor (contextually Bhīma in this campaign) proceeds to conquer the mountain-dwelling kings, expanding the Pāṇḍavas’ sphere of dominance.