Shloka 41

Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve

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Devanagari script

तस्य दक्षिणतो भाति दण्डो गच्छन्‌ श्रिया वृत:

Transliteration

tasya dakṣiṇato bhāti daṇḍo gacchan śriyā vṛtaḥ

Translation

Bên phải ngài, người ta thấy một cây trượng đang tiến bước, được bao bọc bởi hào quang cát tường—biểu tượng của quyền uy chính đạo và trật tự kỷ cương tháp tùng ngài.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• दक्षिणतः: to the right (side)
• दक्षिणतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दक्षिण
• Form: directional adverb (ablatival sense)

• भाति: shines/appears
• भाति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (भाति)
• Form: lat, present, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• दण्डः: staff/rod
• दण्डः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• गच्छन्: going, moving
• गच्छन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: present active participle (शतृ), masculine, nominative, singular

• श्रिया: with splendor/fortune
• श्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• वृतः: covered/surrounded/endowed
• वृतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (वृणोति/वृ)
• Form: past passive participle (क्त), masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Daṇḍa (staff/rod of authority)
• Śrī (splendor/fortune)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous authority (daṇḍa) is not mere force; when aligned with dharma it is accompanied by śrī—legitimacy, auspiciousness, and moral radiance—signaling disciplined governance rather than arbitrary punishment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes an auspicious sign: on the figure’s right side a staff is seen proceeding, shining and surrounded by splendor, indicating the presence of orderly power and protective, dharmic rule.