Shloka 7

दुर्योधनस्य लज्जा-प्रायोपवेशविचारः

Duryodhana’s Shame and Consideration of Prāyopaveśa

Devanagari script

तथैव तव राजेन्द्र राजान: परवीरहन्‌

Transliteration

tathaiva tava rājendra rājānaḥ paravīrahan

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Cũng vậy, hỡi bậc vua của các vua—trong trường hợp của ngài nữa—những vị vua nào đánh gục các dũng sĩ của địch, ắt sẽ được đối xử tương xứng.”

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

एवindeed, just, only

तवof you, your

राजेन्द्रO king of kings

राजानःkings

परवीरहन्slayers of enemy-heroes

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

rājendra (addressed king)

rājānaḥ (kings)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line reinforces a kṣatriya-ethical frame: kings are judged by their conduct in conflict—especially their role in confronting and defeating hostile champions—implying proportional consequences and responsibility in warfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses a king directly (“rājendra”), drawing a comparison (“tathaiva”) and referring to other kings characterized as ‘slayers of enemy heroes,’ continuing a discussion about royal action and its outcomes in a martial-political context.