Shloka 36
Devanagari script
सपुत्रपौत्र॑ सामात्यं सभृत्यं च निराशिषम्
Transliteration
saputrapautraṁ sāmātyaṁ sabhṛtyaṁ ca nirāśiṣam
Translation
Sañjaya sprach: „(Sie blieben) mit Söhnen und Enkeln, mit Ministern und Dienern zugleich — doch ohne Hoffnung und ohne Erwartung.“
Word by Word
सपुत्रपौत्रम्together with sons and grandsons
सपुत्रपौत्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसपुत्रपौत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सामात्यम्together with ministers
सामात्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसामात्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सभृत्यम्together with servants/retainers
सभृत्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसभृत्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
निराशिषम्without hope/expectation (of reward); hopeless
निराशिषम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनिराशिष्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even when one is surrounded by family, advisors, and retainers, war and moral consequence can strip away inner assurance; external supports cannot substitute for right conduct and steady judgment.
Sañjaya describes a party in the war context as being accompanied by sons, grandsons, ministers, and servants, yet reduced to a state of hopelessness—signaling a turning point of fear, defeat, or impending ruin.