Shloka 103

Devanagari script

पज्चालान द्रौपदेयांश्न धृष्टद्युम्मशिखण्डिनौ । धृष्टद्युम्नतनूजांश्व शतानीकं॑ च नाकुलिम्‌

Transliteration

Pañcālān Draupadeyāṁś ca Dhṛṣṭadyumna-Śikhaṇḍinau | Dhṛṣṭadyumna-tanūjāṁś ca Śatānīkaṁ ca Nākulim ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “(He struck down) the Pañcālas, the sons of Draupadī, and also Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Śikhaṇḍin; likewise the sons of Dhṛṣṭadyumna, and Śatānīka, and Nākuli.”

Word by Word

• पाञ्चालान्: the Panchalas
• पाञ्चालान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• द्रौपदेयान्: the sons of Draupadi
• द्रौपदेयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शिखण्डिनम्: Shikhandin
• शिखण्डिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धृष्टद्युम्नतनूजान्: the sons of Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नतनूजान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न-तनूज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शतानीकम्: Shatanika
• शतानीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतानीक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• नाकुलिम्: Nakuli (a woman named Nakuli)
• नाकुलिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाकुली
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pañcālas
• Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadī)
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Śikhaṇḍin
• sons of Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Śatānīka
• Nākuli

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical gravity of war: in the pursuit of victory, even celebrated leaders and the next generation (sons and heirs) are destroyed. It invites reflection on the cost of adharma-driven conflict and the tragic reach of battlefield violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a sequence of battlefield losses: the Pañcāla warriors, Draupadī’s sons, Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Śikhaṇḍin, Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s sons, and warriors named Śatānīka and Nākuli are described as being struck down amid the fighting in the Karṇa Parva.