Shloka 43
रणभूमिवर्णनम् — Devāsuropama-yuddha and the ‘River’ Metaphor of the Battlefield
Devanagari script
तथैव पाण्डवा: शूरा: समरे जितकाशिन:
Transliteration
tathaiva pāṇḍavāḥ śūrāḥ samare jitakāśinaḥ
Translation
Sañjaya sprach: „Ebenso erwiesen sich die heldenhaften Pāṇḍavas in der Schlacht als Bezwinger derer, die sie vernichten wollten.“
Word by Word
तथाthus, in the same way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed, just, also (emphatic)
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas
पाण्डवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शूराःbrave, heroic
शूराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
जितकाशिनःhaving conquered Kashi; conquerors of Kashi
जितकाशिनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजितकाशिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaP
PāṇḍavasCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even within the harsh arena of war, steadfast courage and disciplined action are portrayed as necessary qualities of kṣatriya-dharma; victory is framed as overcoming those who intend harm, not as mere aggression.
Sañjaya continues his battlefield report, stating that the Pāṇḍavas, like the opposing side previously described, fought heroically and emerged as victors over their assailants in the ongoing conflict.