Shloka 32
Devanagari script
यो हानाथ इवाक्रम्य पार्षतेन हतस्तथा
Transliteration
yo hānātha ivākramya pārṣatena hatas tathā
Translation
যাক যেন অনাথৰ দৰে দমন কৰা হ’ল, আৰু তাৰ পিছত পৃষতপুত্ৰৰ হাতে সেইদৰে নিহত হ’ল।
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हाalas!
हा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहा
अनाथःhelpless, without protector
अनाथः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनाथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवas if, like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
आक्रम्यhaving attacked/assailed, having advanced upon
आक्रम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-क्रम्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
पार्षतेनby the son of Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)
पार्षतेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपार्षत
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
हतःkilled, slain
हतः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
Arjuna (speaker)P
Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna, son of Pṛṣat)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 ethical strain of war: even in a righteous battle, killing someone who appears helpless or unprotected is morally troubling and invites scrutiny under kṣatriya-dharma.
Arjuna comments on a killing attributed to Pārṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna), describing the victim as having been overpowered and slain as if defenseless, signaling Arjuna’s concern about the manner of the act.