Shloka 11

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — इरावान्-आवन्त्ययोः युद्धम्, घटोत्कच-भगदत्त-संघर्षः, मद्रेश्वर-विक्षेपः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Irāvān vs the Avanti princes; Ghaṭotkaca vs Bhagadatta; Śalya checked by the Mādrī twins

Devanagari script

समृद्धजनमार्य च तुष्टसम्बन्धिबान्धवम्‌ | कृतोपकारभूयिष्ठं यशस्वि च मनस्वि च

Transliteration

samṛddhajanam ārya ca tuṣṭa-sambandhi-bāndhavam | kṛtopakāra-bhūyiṣṭhaṃ yaśasvi ca manasvi ca ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: “Hỡi bậc cao quý, những người trong quân ta đều sung túc và thuộc dòng dõi tốt. Thân quyến và bà con của họ đều an lòng, bởi phía ta đã ban nhiều ân huệ. Họ lừng danh và cao thượng—những con người có chí khí kiên cường.”

Word by Word

• समृद्ध: prosperous
• समृद्ध: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जनम्: people, host
• जनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आर्यम्: noble, excellent
• आर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• तुष्ट: satisfied, content
• तुष्ट: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त; √तुष्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सम्बन्धि: kinsman, relation
• सम्बन्धि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्बन्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बान्धवम्: friend/kinsman, ally
• बान्धवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृत: done, rendered
• कृत: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपकार: benefit, favor
• उपकार: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भूयिष्ठम्: very much, in great measure
• भूयिष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूयिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; अतिशयार्थक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यशस्वि: famous, glorious
• यशस्वि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• मनस्वि: high-minded, spirited
• मनस्वि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• our army (Kaurava host, implied)
• relatives/kinsmen (sambandhi-bāndhava, collective)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how political loyalty in a royal army is reinforced through prosperity, honor, and especially patronage (upakāra). It implicitly raises an ethical tension: allegiance may arise not only from dharma but also from obligation created by favors and material support.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing the strength and cohesion of the Kaurava forces to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, emphasizing that the warriors are prosperous, well-born, socially supported, and bound by gratitude for benefits received—thereby portraying them as confident and dependable in the coming battle.