Shloka 81

Devanagari script

भूयो<हं त्वां विजयिन॑ परिष्वज्यामि पार्षत | सूतपुत्रे हते पापे धार्तराष्ट्रे च संयुगे,उस समय भीमसेनने शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले धृष्टद्युम्नसे कहा--'ट्रुपदनन्दन! जब सूतपुत्र कर्ण और पापी दुर्योधन मारे जायँगे, उस समय विजयी हुए तुमको मैं फिर इसी प्रकार छातीसे लगाऊँगा'

Transliteration

bhūyo ’haṃ tvāṃ vijayinaṃ pariṣvajyāmi pārṣata | sūtaputre hate pāpe dhārtarāṣṭre ca saṃyuge ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O son of Pṛṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna), I shall embrace you again as a victor. When the charioteer’s son (Karna) is slain, and when the sinful Dhārtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana) too falls in battle, then I will clasp you to my chest in the same way.”

Word by Word

भूयःagain, once more

अहम्I

त्वाम्you

विजयिन्O victorious one

परिष्वज्यामिI embrace

पार्षतO son of Prishata (Dhrishtadyumna)

सूतपुत्रेwhen the charioteer's son (Karna) [is]

हतेslain

पापेsinful, wicked

धार्तराष्ट्रेwhen the Dhartarashtra (Duryodhana) [is]

चand

संयुगेin battle

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Karna

Duryodhana

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Pṛṣata

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames victory as morally charged: the embrace is promised only after the fall of those labeled as adharma-aligned foes (Karna and Duryodhana). It highlights how, in epic ethics, emotional bonds and public honor are tied to the perceived righteousness of the war’s outcome.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a vow-like statement addressed to Dhṛṣṭadyumna: the speaker promises to embrace him again as a victor once Karna and Duryodhana are killed in the ongoing battle, marking anticipated turning points in the Kurukṣetra war.