Shloka 57

Devanagari script

ते वध्यमाना: पञ्चाला: समरे सह सृञ्जयै:

Transliteration

te vadhyamānāḥ pañcālāḥ samare saha sṛñjayaiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: The Pāñcālas, being cut down in the battle along with the Sṛñjayas, were slain amid the clash of arms—an image of war’s relentless momentum, where entire allied hosts are swept into destruction.

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वध्यमानाः: being slain
• वध्यमानाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्यमान (√वध्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, [object Object]

• पञ्चालाः: the Panchalas
• पञ्चालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• सृञ्जयैः: with the Srijayas
• सृञ्जयैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृञ्जय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāñcālas
• Sṛñjayas
• samara (battlefield/war)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the impersonal, sweeping nature of warfare: allied groups are collectively engulfed in killing, reminding the reader of war’s ethical gravity and the tragic cost borne by entire communities rather than isolated individuals.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāñcāla forces, together with the Sṛñjayas, are being slain in the ongoing battle—indicating a severe turn in the fighting against the Pāṇḍava-aligned troops.