Shloka 44

Devanagari script

यदा गत॑ वयो भूय: शिष्टमल्पतरं च नः । तस्येदानीं विकारो5यमधर्मोडयं कृतो महान्‌,अब हमलोगोंकी आयुका अधिकांश भाग बीत चुका है और बहुत थोड़ा ही शेष रह गया है। इसीसे इस समय हमारा मस्तिष्क खराब हो गया और हमलोगोंने यह महान्‌ पाप कर डाला है

Transliteration

yadā gataṁ vayo bhūyaḥ śiṣṭam alpataram ca naḥ | tasyedānīṁ vikāro 'yam adharmo 'yaṁ kṛto mahān ||

Translation

Nun, da der größte Teil unseres Lebens bereits vergangen ist und nur wenig bleibt, hat sich unser Urteil verkehrt. Aus diesem Versagen heraus haben wir in dieser Stunde eine große Tat des Adharma begangen — eine schwere Sünde.

Word by Word

यदाwhen

गतम्gone, passed

वयःage, lifetime

भूयःmostly, for the most part; again

शिष्टम्remaining

अल्पतरम्very little, smaller

चand

नःof us, our

तस्यof that; therefore

इदानीम्now, at this time

विकारःdisturbance, derangement

अयम्this

अधर्मःunrighteousness, sin

अयम्this

कृतःdone, committed

महान्great

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna (speaker)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights moral accountability: when judgment becomes clouded—whether by age, fatigue, grief, or circumstance—one may slip into adharma; recognizing this distortion and naming the wrongdoing is the first step toward ethical correction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna speaks in a reflective, remorseful tone, attributing a present moral lapse to a disturbed state of mind and the sense that life is already mostly spent, thus acknowledging that a serious unrighteous act has been committed.