Shloka 11

Vidurā–Putra Saṃvāda: Utsāha, Kīrti, and Kṣātra Resolve

Udyoga-parva 131

Devanagari script

मुचुकुन्दस्ततो राजा सोडन्वशासद्‌ वसुन्धराम्‌ | बाहुवीर्यार्जितां सम्यक्‌ क्षत्रधर्ममनुव्रत:

Transliteration

Mucukundas tato rājā so 'nv aśāsad vasundharām | bāhuvīryārjitāṁ samyak kṣatradharmam anuvrataḥ ||

Translation

Rồi vua Mucukunda, kiên định theo kṣatriya-dharma, đã trị vì cõi đất này một cách công minh—cõi đất mà ngài giành được bằng chính sức mạnh đôi tay mình.

Word by Word

• मुचुकुन्दः: Muchukunda
• मुचुकुन्दः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुचुकुन्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उदन्: water
• उदन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शासत्: ruling/governing
• शासत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: शास्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वसुन्धराम्: the earth
• वसुन्धराम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• बाहु: by (his) arm
• बाहु: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वीर्य: by valor/strength
• वीर्य: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अर्जिताम्: acquired/obtained
• अर्जिताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्जित
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सम्यक्: properly/justly
• सम्यक्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• क्षत्रधर्मम्: the duty of a kshatriya
• क्षत्रधर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनुव्रतः: devoted to/following
• अनुव्रतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mucukunda
• Vasundharā (the Earth/realm)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Strength and conquest are not ends in themselves; a kṣatriya must convert power into just administration, ruling in accordance with dharma rather than mere force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva describes how King Mucukunda, after gaining sovereignty through his own valor, proceeds to govern the earth properly, remaining committed to the warrior-ruler’s code.