Shloka 11

Traigarta Attempt to Seize the Aśvamedha Horse; Arjuna’s Restraint and Tactical Victory

Devanagari script

ततः शब्दो महाराज दिश: खं प्रति पूरयन्‌ । बभूव प्रेक्षतां नृणां कुन्तीपुत्रं धनंजयम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ śabdo mahārāja diśaḥ khaṃ prati pūrayan | babhūva prekṣatāṃ nṛṇāṃ kuntīputraṃ dhanañjayam ||

Translation

于是，大王啊，观者见到昆蒂之子檀那阇耶时，口中迸发的欢呼声充满四方，回响于长空之上。

Word by Word

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

• शब्दः: sound, cry
• शब्दः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• खम्: the sky
• खम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards, in the direction of
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• पूरयन्: filling
• पूरयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूर्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बभूव: became, arose
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रेक्षताम्: of those who were watching
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रेक्ष्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• नृणाम्: of men, of people
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कुन्तीपुत्रम्: Kunti's son
• कुन्तीपुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तीपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धनंजयम्: Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mahārāja (Janamejaya)
• Kuntī
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Public honor follows dharmic excellence: the verse highlights how a hero’s recognized virtue and rightful mission (here, connected with the Aśvamedha) naturally elicit collective acclaim, reinforcing social trust in righteous leadership.

What is happening in the narrative?

As people watch Arjuna (Kuntī’s son Dhanañjaya), their exclamations rise so powerfully that the sound seems to fill all directions and the sky, emphasizing the magnitude of the crowd’s admiration and the prominence of Arjuna’s presence.