Shloka 14

Devanagari script

अद्य धर्मसुतो राजा दृष्टवा मम पराक्रमम्‌

Transliteration

adya dharmasuto rājā dṛṣṭvā mama parākramam

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Today, having witnessed my prowess, King Dharmasuta (Yudhiṣṭhira)…”

Word by Word

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य
• Form: indeclinable (temporal adverb)

• धर्मसुतः: Dharma's son (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मसुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मसुत
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा), active; 'having seen'

• मम: of me/my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: genitive, singular

• पराक्रमम्: valor/prowess
• पराक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dharmasuta (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line juxtaposes dharma (embodied by “Dharmasuta”) with parākrama (martial prowess), highlighting a recurring Mahābhārata tension: ethical kingship must continually interpret and respond to the realities of war and demonstrated strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, begins a statement about Yudhiṣṭhira’s reaction after seeing “my prowess.” The verse is syntactically incomplete on its own and is meant to be completed by the following line(s), indicating an ongoing description of battlefield developments and their impact on the king.