Shloka 60

Devanagari script

राजा दुःशासनश्वैव कृप: शारद्वतस्तथा

Transliteration

rājā duḥśāsanaś caiva kṛpaḥ śāradvatas tathā

Translation

Sañjaya said: King Duhshasana too was there, and Kripa—the son of Sharadvat—likewise, named among those present as the grim roll of warriors in this war continued.

Word by Word

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुःशासनः: Duhshasana
• दुःशासनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःशासन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कृपः: Kripa
• कृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शारद्वतः: Sharadvata (descendant of Sharadvat)
• शारद्वतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शारद्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• दुःशासन (Duḥśāsana)
• कृप (Kṛpa / Kripācārya)
• शारद्वत (Śāradvata / Śaradvat)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even brief battlefield notices carry ethical weight in the Mahabharata: the presence of figures like Duhshasana (symbolizing adharma and outrage) alongside Kripa (an elder bound by loyalty and duty) highlights how war entangles people of very different moral profiles, and how choices and allegiances shape one’s role in collective catastrophe.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya continues reporting to Dhritarashtra, listing notable Kaurava-side warriors involved at this stage of the battle. This line names Duhshasana and Kripa (identified by the epithet ‘Sharadvat’) as part of that ongoing enumeration.