Shloka 493

दुर्योधन–द्रोणसंवादः

Arjuna-vīrya-prasaṃśā and renewed battle formation

Devanagari script

एते चान्ये च बहवो गुणा: पाण्डुसुतेषु वै “बाबाजी! पाण्डवोंके विषयमें तुमने जो बात कही है वह सब सत्य है। यही नहीं, पाण्डवोंमें और भी बहुत-से गुण हैं

Transliteration

ete cānye ca bahavo guṇāḥ pāṇḍusuteṣu vai

Translation

Sanjaya said: “These, and many other virtues besides, are indeed found in the sons of Pāṇḍu.”

Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गुणाः: qualities, virtues
• गुणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पाण्डुसुतेषु: in the sons of Pāṇḍu (the Pāṇḍavas)
• पाण्डुसुतेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुसुत
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• वै: indeed, certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Pāṇḍu

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True excellence is measured by guṇa—ethical and personal virtues—not only by power or victory in battle; the Pāṇḍavas are presented as possessing a broad range of such virtues.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, affirms that beyond the qualities already mentioned, the Pāṇḍavas have many additional virtues, reinforcing their moral stature within the war narrative.