Shloka 25

धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca

Devanagari script

दिष्टया सम्पादिता जिष्णो प्रतिज्ञा महती त्वया

Transliteration

diṣṭyā sampāditā jiṣṇo pratijñā mahatī tvayā

Translation

Sañjaya said: “By good fortune, O Jiṣṇu, the great vow you had undertaken has been fulfilled by you.”

Word by Word

• दिष्ट्या: by good fortune; fortunately
• दिष्ट्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सम्पादिता: accomplished; fulfilled
• सम्पादिता: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+पद् (सम्पादयति)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• जिष्णो: O Jishnu (Arjuna)
• जिष्णो: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिष्णु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रतिज्ञा: vow; promise
• प्रतिज्ञा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिज्ञा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महती: great
• महती: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Jiṣṇu (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A solemn vow (pratijñā) is treated as a matter of honor and dharma; its fulfillment is praised as a major ethical achievement, and success is also acknowledged with humility as aided by good fortune (diṣṭyā).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Arjuna (addressed as Jiṣṇu, “the victorious one”) has successfully carried out a significant pledge made in the course of the battle, and he marks its completion as an auspicious and noteworthy turning point.