Shloka 78

Devanagari script

।। पाण्डवास्तु जयं लब्ध्वा परत्र च महद्‌ यश:

Transliteration

pāṇḍavās tu jayaṁ labdhvā paratra ca mahad yaśaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having won victory, the Pāṇḍavas also attain great fame in the world beyond—suggesting that righteous success in a just cause yields both immediate triumph and enduring moral renown.

Word by Word

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• जयम्: victory
• जयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• परत्र: in the other world/after death
• परत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र

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

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यशः: fame/glory
• यशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas