Shloka 11

जयद्रथ-निग्रहः — Jayadratha Restrained, Shamed, and Released

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु कर्णेन धार्तराष्ट्रो विशाम्पते । पुरोहितं समानाय्य वचन चेदमब्रवीत्‌

Transliteration

evam uktas tu karṇena dhārtarāṣṭro viśāmpate | purohitaṃ samānāyya vacanaṃ cedam abravīt |

Translation

କର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଏପରି କହିଲେ ପରେ, ହେ ପ୍ରଜାପତେ, ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରପୁତ୍ର ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନ ନିଜ ପୁରୋହିତଙ୍କୁ ଡାକି ଏହି କଥା କହିଲା— “ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ! ମୋ ପାଇଁ କ୍ରତୁଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ରାଜସୂୟ ଯଜ୍ଞକୁ ଯଥାନ୍ୟାୟ, ଯଥାକ୍ରମ ଓ ବିଧିପୂର୍ବକ, ଉତ୍ତମ ଦକ୍ଷିଣାସହିତ କରାଇଦିଅ।”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular

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

• कर्णेन: by Karna
• कर्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• धार्तराष्ट्रः: Dhritarashtra's son (Duryodhana)
• धार्तराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्र
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• विशाम्: of the people/subjects
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्
• Form: feminine, genitive, plural

• पते: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• पुरोहितम्: the family priest
• पुरोहितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोहित
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• समानाय्य: having summoned/brought
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-नी
• Form: absolutive (gerund), parasmaipada (usage)

• वचनम्: words/speech
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

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

• इदम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Karṇa
• Duryodhana (Dhārtarāṣṭra)
• purohita (royal priest)
• Rājasūya (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how sacred rites can be invoked to legitimize worldly aims: a ruler seeks prestige through a grand sacrifice and generous fees, raising an ethical question—whether ritual is pursued for dharma and public good or for personal power and rivalry.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Karṇa’s words of approval/encouragement, Duryodhana summons his royal priest and orders him to arrange the Rājasūya sacrifice properly, with rich dakṣiṇās, signaling his intent to assert sovereignty and status through Vedic ceremony.