Shloka 49

शल्यस्य सेनापत्याभ्युपगमः | Śalya’s Acceptance of Command

Devanagari script

पराजयमशोचन्त: कृतचित्ताश्न विक्रमे | सर्वे सुनिश्चिता योद्धुमुदग्रमनसो5भवन्‌,सबने अपनी पराजयका शोक छोड़कर मन-ही-मन पराक्रम करनेका निश्चय किया। युद्ध करनेके विषयमें सबका पक्‍का विचार हो गया और सबके हृदयमें उत्साह भर गया

Transliteration

parājayam aśocantaḥ kṛtacittāś ca vikrame | sarve suniścitā yoddhum udagramanasaḥ abhavan ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „Sie warfen den Kummer über die Niederlage ab und richteten ihren Geist auf erneuerte Tapferkeit. Alle waren fest entschlossen zu kämpfen, und ihre Herzen erhoben sich in glühendem Eifer.“

Word by Word

पराजयम्defeat

अशोचन्तःnot grieving

कृतचित्ताःhaving made up their minds / resolute

विक्रमेin valor / in prowess

सर्वेall

सुनिश्चिताःfirmly resolved

योद्धुम्to fight

उदग्रमनसःwith uplifted/ardent minds; enthusiastic

अभवन्became / were

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a warrior-ethic of disciplined resolve: after a setback, one should relinquish paralyzing grief and re-center the mind on purposeful action. Ethically, it portrays the shift from lamentation to determination as a necessary inner stance for those committed to their chosen duty (here, battle).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a change in the fighters’ morale: they stop mourning their defeat, become mentally fixed on valor, and collectively decide to continue fighting with renewed enthusiasm.