Shloka 11

मायासभायां दुर्योधनस्य अवमान-प्रसङ्गः

Duryodhana’s Humiliation in the Hall of Māyā

Devanagari script

त्र्यक्ष॑ चतुर्भुजं श्रुव्वा तथा च समुदाह्ृतम्‌

Transliteration

tryakṣaṁ caturbhujaṁ śrutvā tathā ca samudāhṛtam

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ— “ତାକୁ ‘ତ୍ରିନୟନ’ ଓ ‘ଚତୁର୍ଭୁଜ’ ବୋଲି ଶୁଣି, ଏବଂ ସେହିପରି ସଭାରେ ଉଚ୍ଚାରିତ ହୋଇ…”

Word by Word

• त्र्यक्षम्: three-eyed (one)
• त्र्यक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्र्यक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चतुर्भुजम्: four-armed (one)
• चतुर्भुजम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्भुज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

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

• समुदाहृतम्: uttered/declared (as stated)
• समुदाहृतम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: समुदाहृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds the weight of an authoritative description heard and publicly proclaimed; in an assembly context, such testimony shapes ethical deliberation and political judgment, reminding listeners to attend carefully to how claims are presented and validated.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma speaks in the court/assembly setting and refers to having heard a figure described with divine attributes—three eyes and four arms—indicating that a formal announcement or report has been made, setting up the next part of his response.