Shloka 9

मुद्गलोपाख्यानम् — व्रीहिद्रोणदानं, दुर्वाससः परीक्षा, स्वर्गगुणप्रश्नः

Mudgala Episode: Rice-measure Charity, Durvāsas’ Test, Inquiry on Heaven

Devanagari script

माद्रीपुत्रावपि तथा युध्यमानौ बलोत्कटौ | परिगृह्माग्रतो राजन्‌ जघ्नतु: शतश: परान्‌,उत्कट बलशाली माद्रीकुमार नकुल और सहदेवने भी युद्धमें तत्पर हो सैकड़ों शत्रुओंको आगेसे पकड़कर मार डाला

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | mādrīputrāv api tathā yudhyamānau balotkaṭau | parigṛhya agrato rājan jaghnatuḥ śataśaḥ parān |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi Đại vương, hai con trai của Mādrī cũng vậy—sức mạnh dữ dội, đang giao chiến hết mình—đã túm lấy kẻ thù ngay trước mặt và đánh giết chúng đến hàng trăm.”

Word by Word

• माद्रीपुत्रौ: the two sons of Madri (Nakula and Sahadeva)
• माद्रीपुत्रौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माद्रीपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तथा: thus/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• युध्यमानौ: fighting
• युध्यमानौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• बलोत्कटौ: mighty in strength
• बलोत्कटौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलोत्कट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• परिगृह्य: having seized/after seizing
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-ग्रह्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• अग्रतः: in front/ahead
• अग्रतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• जघ्नतुः: they two slew
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada

• शतशः: by hundreds/in hundreds
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतशः

• परान्: enemies/others (opponents)
• परान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mādrī
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• enemies (parāḥ)
• King (rājan)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in action: disciplined courage and effectiveness in battle when duty demands it, portraying Nakula and Sahadeva as steadfast warriors who protect their side by confronting enemies directly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the battlefield moment where Mādrī’s two sons, Nakula and Sahadeva, fight at the front lines, physically seizing opponents and killing large numbers of enemies.