Shloka 50

Devanagari script

कच्चित्‌ स सैन्धवं संख्ये हनिष्यति धनंजय: । कच्चित्‌ तीर्णप्रतिज्ञं हि वासुदेवेन रक्षितम्‌

Transliteration

kaccit sa saindhavaṁ saṅkhye haniṣyati dhanañjayaḥ | kaccit tīrṇa-pratijñaṁ hi vāsudevena rakṣitam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Will Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) truly slay that Sindhu prince in the thick of battle? Will he indeed fulfill his solemn vow—protected by Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)?”

Word by Word

• कच्चित्: whether indeed? (I hope)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कच्चित्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सैन्धवम्: the Sindhu-king (Jayadratha)
• सैन्धवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• संख्ये: in battle
• संख्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• हनिष्यति: will kill
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धनंजयः: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कच्चित्: whether indeed? (I hope)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कच्चित्

• तीर्ण-प्रतिज्ञम्: one whose vow has been fulfilled / who has crossed (i.e., accomplished) his vow
• तीर्ण-प्रतिज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीर्णप्रतिज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• वासुदेवेन: by Vāsudeva (Krishna)
• वासुदेवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• रक्षितम्: protected
• Type: Participle
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Saindhava (Jayadratha)
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of a warrior’s vow (pratijñā) and the ideal that steadfast human effort, when aligned with dharma, is strengthened by divine guidance and protection (Vāsudeva).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, anxiously wonders whether Arjuna will succeed in killing Jayadratha in battle and thereby complete his vowed objective, especially under Kṛṣṇa’s protective support.