Shloka 35

अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa

Devanagari script

त्वदर्थ पूज्यमानैषा रक्ष्यते परवीरहन्‌

Transliteration

tvadartha pūjyamānaiṣā rakṣyate paravīrahan

Translation

Sañjaya said: “For your sake, this one—duly honoured—is being protected, O slayer of enemy-heroes.”

Word by Word

• त्वदर्थम्: for your sake / your purpose
• त्वदर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद्-अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पूज्यमाना: being honored / being worshipped
• पूज्यमाना: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle), Passive

• एषा: this (woman/one)
• एषा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• रक्ष्यते: is protected / is being guarded
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Passive, Third, Singular

• परवीरहन्: O slayer of enemy-heroes
• परवीरहन्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर-वीर-हन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied addressee as 'paravīrahan')

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a political-ethical principle of kṣatriya conduct: protection is tied to rightful honour and allegiance—what is safeguarded is not merely a person or asset, but a trust maintained ‘for your sake,’ implying responsibility, loyalty, and the duty to uphold what one has undertaken to protect.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that ‘this’ (a feminine-referred person/force/possession in context) is being guarded and maintained with honour specifically for Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s interest, addressing him as ‘slayer of enemy-heroes,’ a courtly epithet consistent with battlefield reportage.