Shloka 2
जयद्रथविमोचन–पलायनवृत्तान्तः
Recovery of Draupadī and Jayadratha’s flight
युद्धेन महता चैनं चक्रे वीर॑ वशानुगम् । सुवर्ण रजतं चापि रत्नानि विविधानि च
yuddhena mahatā cainaṃ cakre vīra vaśānugam | suvarṇa-rajataṃ cāpi ratnāni vividhāni ca
மாபெரும் போரினால் அவன் அந்த வீரனைத் தன் கட்டுப்பாட்டிற்குள் கொண்டுவந்தான். மேலும் பொன்னும் வெள்ளியும் பலவகை ரத்தினங்களும் பெற்றான்।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse juxtaposes two outcomes of warfare—subjugation of a hero and acquisition of wealth—inviting reflection on how political success and material gain arise from force, and how such gains carry ethical responsibility within a dharmic framework.
The narrator reports that a great battle resulted in a warrior being brought under another’s control, and that gold, silver, and various jewels were obtained as the tangible fruits of that victory.