Shloka 29
Devanagari script
राजानं निहतं दृष्टवा भूशं॑ शोकपरायणा:
Transliteration
rājānaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā bhūśaṃ śokaparāyaṇāḥ
Translation
قال سنجيا: لما رأوا الملك قتيلاً غمرهم الحزن غمراً شديداً، وانصرفت عقولهم كلها إلى الأسى في أعقاب تلك الفاجعة.
Word by Word
राजानम्the king
राजानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
निहतम्slain
निहतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-हन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
भृशम्exceedingly, greatly
भृशम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभृश
शोक-परायणाःdevoted to grief, grief-stricken
शोक-परायणाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशोकपरायण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
R
rājā (the king)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral and psychological consequence of violence: the fall of a ruler does not end conflict cleanly but unleashes collective grief and disorientation, reminding the listener that adharma-driven destruction culminates in sorrow rather than true victory.
Sañjaya reports that, upon seeing the king killed, those present (the king’s side/attendants) are plunged into intense mourning, setting the emotional tone for the immediate aftermath described in the Sauptika Parva.