Shloka 23

अक्षविजय-प्रसङ्गः

Escalation of Wagers and Shakuni’s Repeated Declarations of Victory

Devanagari script

तथा भीष्मेण द्रोणेन कर्णेन च कृपेण च । समियाय यथान्यायं द्रौणिना च विभु: सह,इसी प्रकार महाराज युधिष्ठिर, भीष्म, द्रोण, कर्ण, कृपाचार्य और अश्वत्थामाके साथ भी यथायोग्य मिले

Transliteration

tathā bhīṣmeṇa droṇena karṇena ca kṛpeṇa ca | samiyāya yathānyāyaṃ drauṇinā ca vibhuḥ saha ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：同样地，那位威武的国王依礼相见毗湿摩、德罗那、迦尔那与克利帕，又按其应有之仪，拜会德罗那之子阿湿婆他摩——对每一位都施以相称的敬意与礼数。

Word by Word

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

• भीष्मेण: by/with Bhishma
• भीष्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• द्रोणेन: by/with Drona
• द्रोणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कर्णेन: by/with Karna
• कर्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कृपेण: by/with Kripa
• कृपेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• समियाय: met, came together
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-या
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अन्यायम्: impropriety, injustice
• अन्यायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्याय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्रौणिना: by/with Drona's son (Ashvatthaman)
• द्रौणिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विभुः: the mighty one, the lord
• विभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa
• Karṇa
• Kṛpācārya (Kṛpa)
• Aśvatthāmā (Drauṇi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights yathā-nyāya—acting according to what is proper. Even amid political tension, dharma is expressed through correct conduct: meeting elders and renowned warriors with due respect and appropriate protocol.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that the king (contextually Yudhiṣṭhira) formally meets prominent figures—Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Karṇa, Kṛpa, and Aśvatthāmā—observing the courtesies and rank-appropriate manners expected in the royal assembly setting.