Shloka 6
जयद्रथ-निग्रहः — Jayadratha Restrained, Shamed, and Released
Devanagari script
राजसूयं पाण्डवस्य दृष्टवा क्रतुवरं महत् । मम स्पृहा समुत्पन्ना तां सम्पादय सूतज
Transliteration
rājasūyaṁ pāṇḍavasya dṛṣṭvā kratuvaraṁ mahat | mama spṛhā samutpannā tāṁ sampādaya sūtaja, sūtanandana ||
Translation
राजसूयं पाण्डवस्य दृष्ट्वा क्रतुवरं महत् । मम स्पृहा समुत्पन्ना तां सम्पादय सूतज, सूतनन्दन ॥
Word by Word
राजसूयम्the Rājasūya (sacrifice)
राजसूयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजसूय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पाण्डवस्यof the Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)
पाण्डवस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
क्रतुवरम्the best sacrifice
क्रतुवरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु-वर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
महत्great
महत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ममof me / my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
स्पृहाdesire, longing
स्पृहा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्पृहा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
समुत्पन्नाhas arisen
समुत्पन्ना:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-उत्-पद्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular
ताम्that (desire) / it
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
सम्पादयfulfil, accomplish
सम्पादय:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-पद्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
सूतजO son of a charioteer (Sūta-born)
सूतज:
TypeNoun
Rootसूत-ज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सूतनन्दनO delight/son of the Sūta
सूतनन्दन:
TypeNoun
Rootसूत-नन्दन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaP
Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)R
RājasūyaS
sūta (charioteer lineage)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
The verse highlights how witnessing another’s greatness can awaken ambition; ethically, it invites reflection on whether one’s desire is aligned with dharma and whether the means of fulfilling it are rightful.
A speaker, impressed by the Pāṇḍava’s magnificent Rājasūya sacrifice, expresses a wish to perform the same and urges a sūta’s son—addressed respectfully—to help accomplish that desire.