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Shloka 31

जयद्रथविमोचन–पलायनवृत्तान्तः

Recovery of Draupadī and Jayadratha’s flight

एवं विजित्य राजेन्द्र कर्ण: शस्त्रभूतां वर: । सपर्वतवनाकाशां ससमुद्रां सनिष्कुटाम्‌,महाराज! इस प्रकार शस्त्रधारियोंमें श्रेष्ठ सूतपुत्र कर्णने पर्वत, वन, खुले स्थान, समुद्र, उद्यान, ऊँचे-नीचे देश, पुर और नगर, द्वीप और जलयुक्त प्रदेशोंसे युक्त सारी पृथ्वीको जीतकर थोड़े ही समयमें समस्त राजाओंको वशमें कर लिया और उनसे अटूट धनराशि लेकर वह राजा धृतराष्ट्रके समीप आया

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

evaṁ vijitya rājendra karṇaḥ śastrabhūtāṁ varaḥ |

saparvatavanākāśāṁ sasamudrāṁ saniṣkuṭām ||

毗湿摩耶那说道:“噢,诸王之最!如此征服之后,迦尔那——诸执兵者之冠——使整个大地臣服:其上有群山与森林,有旷野与苍穹,有大海与游乐园林。”(在叙事脉络中,故事接着说:他在不久之间便令许多国王归附,索取源源不断、浩大的贡赋,随后前往觐见持国王德里达罗湿多罗——凸显征服的政治伦理,也映照武勇与野心同被征服者所承受的重负之间的道德张力。)

एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
विजित्यhaving conquered
विजित्य:
TypeVerb
Rootजि
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
राजेन्द्रO king of kings
राजेन्द्र:
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
कर्णःKarna
कर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
शस्त्रभूताम्consisting of weapons / weapon-filled (earth)
शस्त्रभूताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशस्त्रभूता
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
वरःexcellent, best
वरः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सपर्वतवनाकाशाम्with mountains, forests, and open spaces/sky-regions
सपर्वतवनाकाशाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस-पर्वत-वन-आकाश
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
ससमुद्राम्with the ocean(s)
ससमुद्राम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस-समुद्र
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
सनिष्कुटाम्with parks/groves (enclosed pleasure-grounds)
सनिष्कुटाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootस-निष्कुट
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
Formmasculine, vocative, singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
K
Karna
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
E
earth (pṛthivī)
M
mountains (parvata)
F
forests (vana)
S
sky/open tracts (ākāśa)
S
seas (samudra)
G
groves/parks (niṣkuṭa)

Educational Q&A

The verse foregrounds the kṣatriya ideal of martial excellence and imperial conquest, while implicitly raising ethical questions about sovereignty: victory brings fame and resources, but also entails subjugation of other rulers and the moral weight of coercive power used in service of a political cause.

Vaiśampāyana describes Karṇa’s successful campaign of conquest: he is portrayed as the foremost warrior who subdues the world’s regions (mountains, forests, seas, and groves). In the surrounding context, this conquest results in many kings being brought under control and tribute being collected, after which Karṇa goes to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.