Shloka 16
Devanagari script
पुत्रानन्ये पितृनन्ये भ्रातृनन्ये च मातुलान्,कोई पुत्रोंकी, कोई पिताओंको, कोई भाइयोंको, कोई मामा, भानजों, मित्रों, सम्बन्धियों तथा बन्धु-बान्धवोंको छोड़-छोड़कर अपनी जान बचानेके लिये तुरंत ही भाग चले
Transliteration
putrān anye pitṝn anye bhrātṝn anye ca mātulān
Translation
Sañjaya said: In that panic, some abandoned their sons, others their fathers; some left their brothers and even their maternal uncles behind. Casting off nephews, friends, kinsmen, and all their close relations, they fled at once—driven by the single urge to save their own lives. The scene lays bare how fear in war can shatter familial duty and social bonds, reducing men to self-preservation.
Word by Word
पुत्रान्sons
पुत्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अन्येothers (some people)
अन्ये:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पितॄन्fathers
पितॄन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अन्येothers (some people)
अन्ये:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भ्रातॄन्brothers
भ्रातॄन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अन्येothers (some people)
अन्ये:
Karta
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मातुलान्maternal uncles
मातुलान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमातुल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaS
sonsF
fathersB
brothersM
maternal unclesVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes