Shloka 11

शकुनेः पुत्रेण सह आश्वमेधाश्वविषयः संघर्षः — Arjuna’s restrained engagement with Śakuni’s son during the horse-escort

Devanagari script

ततो ययौ भीमसेन: प्राज्ै: स्थपतिभि: सह । ब्राह्मणानग्रत: कृत्वा कुशलान्‌ यज्ञकर्मणि,तत्पश्चात्‌ भीमसेन यज्ञकर्ममें कुशल ब्राह्मणोंको आगे करके शिल्पकर्मके जानकार कारीगरोंके साथ नगरसे बाहर गये

Transliteration

tato yayau bhīmasenaḥ prājaiḥ sthapatibhiḥ saha | brāhmaṇān agrataḥ kṛtvā kuśalān yajñakarmaṇi ||

Translation

随后，毗摩塞那动身，随行的是诸位首席工匠与营造大师。他让精通祭祀仪轨的婆罗门走在前面，自己与匠人们一同出城，使神圣的仪式与实际的营建都能依正序而行。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• ययौ: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• प्राज्ञैः: with the wise/learned
• प्राज्ञैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• स्थपतिभिः: with architects/craftsmen
• स्थपतिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्

• अग्रतः: in front, ahead
• अग्रतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• कृत्वा: having made/placing
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), कर्तरि

• कुशलान्: skilled, proficient
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्

• यज्ञकर्मणि: in the sacrificial rite/work
• यज्ञकर्मणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Brāhmaṇas
• Sthapatis (architects/master-builders)
• City (nagara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic prioritization: sacred expertise (Brahmins skilled in yajña) is placed at the forefront, while technical expertise (architects and artisans) supports the work—suggesting that power and skill should be guided by right ritual order and ethical responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Bhīmasena goes out from the city with master-builders and other craftsmen, placing the Brahmins proficient in sacrificial rites in front—indicating organized preparations connected with a yajña in the Ashvamedha context.