Shloka 77
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
Devanagari script
यस्य यद्धि रणे व्यडूं पितृतो मातृतोडपि वा
Transliteration
yasya yaddhi raṇe vyaḍūṃ pitṛto mātṛto'pi vā
Translation
সঞ্জয় বললেন—যুদ্ধে মানুষের যে-কোনো দোষ বা দুর্বলতা—পিতৃকুল থেকে হোক বা মাতৃকুল থেকে—সবই প্রকাশ পায়।
Word by Word
यस्यof whom/whose
यस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
यत्whatever/that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
Formmasculine, locative, singular
व्यडूa eunuch/impotent man (as read)
व्यडू:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यडू
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
पितृतःfrom the father/father's side
पितृतः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
Formmasculine, ablative, singular
मातृतःfrom the mother/mother's side
मातृतः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
Formfeminine, ablative, singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaCharacter 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 suggests that a person’s latent flaws—whether arising from paternal or maternal lineage—are exposed under the pressure of war, implying that extreme situations reveal true character and inherited tendencies.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, makes a reflective observation about how the battlefield brings hidden weaknesses to light, framing the unfolding combat in moral-psychological terms.