Shloka 6

Adhyāya 32: Rājasūya-Dīkṣā and Appointment of Court Offices (राजसूयदीक्षा तथा अधिकारविनियोगः)

Devanagari script

शैरीषकं महोत्थं च वशे चक्रे महाद्युति: । आक्रोशं चैव राजर्षि तेन युद्धमभून्महत्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | śairīṣakaṁ mahotthaṁ ca vaśe cakre mahādyutiḥ | ākrośaṁ caiva rājarṣi tena yuddham abhūn mahat |

Translation

Disse Vaiśampāyana: O radiante (Nakula) trouxe Śairīṣaka e Mahottha para debaixo de seu domínio. Ele também subjugou o sábio rei Ākrośa; e com ele houve uma grande batalha.

Word by Word

• शैरीषकम्: Śairīṣaka (country/region)
• शैरीषकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैरीषक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महोत्थम्: Mahottha (country/region)
• महोत्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोत्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

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

• चक्रे: made; brought (into)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• महाद्युतिः: the greatly radiant one
• महाद्युतिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाद्युति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आक्रोशम्: Ākrośa (king/sage, proper name)
• आक्रोशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आक्रोश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• राजर्षिः: the royal sage
• राजर्षिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेन: by him/with him
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अभूत्: arose; happened; was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Aorist (Luṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Nakula
• Śairīṣaka
• Mahottha
• Ākrośa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames conquest as an instrument of kingship used to establish control and gather support for a larger dharmic-political aim, while acknowledging that even ‘legitimate’ campaigns entail severe conflict and suffering.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the Pandavas’ expansion campaign, Nakula subdues the regions called Śairīṣaka and Mahottha and defeats their ruler Ākrośa after a major battle.