Shloka 14

Devanagari script

अवध्यकल्पा निहता नरेन्द्रा- स्तवार्थकामा युधि पाण्डवेयै: । तनन्‍्मा शुचो भारत दिष्टमेतत्‌ पर्याश्वस त्वं न सदास्ति सिद्धि:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

avadhyakalpā nihatā narendrās tavārthakāmā yudhi pāṇḍaveyaiḥ |

tan mā śuco bhārata diṣṭam etat paryāśvasa tvaṃ na sadāsti siddhiḥ ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: Those kings who seemed as though they could not be slain, and who fought seeking the fulfillment of their own aims, have been killed in battle by the sons of Pandu. Therefore, O Bharata, do not grieve. This has been ordained by destiny; take heart, for success does not come to all at all times.

Word by Word

• अवध्यकल्पाः: like invulnerable (ones)
• अवध्यकल्पाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवध्य-कल्प
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• निहताः: slain
• निहताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन् (धातु: हन्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

• नरेन्द्राः: kings
• नरेन्द्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• अर्थ: purpose/interest
• अर्थ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कामाः: desiring
• कामाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पाण्डवेयैः: by the Pandavas
• पाण्डवेयैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डवेय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मा: do not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा
• Form: prohibitive particle

• शुचः: grieve
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुच् (धातु)
• Form: Lot (imperative), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दिष्टम्: destiny/what is ordained
• दिष्टम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पर्याश्वस: be consoled/take heart
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-आ-श्वस् (धातु: श्वस्)
• Form: Lot (imperative), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न
• Form: negation

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा
• Form: adverb

• अस्ति: is
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: Lat (present), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सिद्धिः: success/accomplishment
• सिद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bharata (Dhritarashtra)
• Pandavas
• kings (narendras)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sanjaya counsels Dhritarashtra to restrain grief by recognizing the role of diṣṭa (destiny/ordainment) and the instability of worldly outcomes: even the mighty fall, and success is not constant for anyone.

What is happening in the narrative?

Reporting the battlefield events, Sanjaya tells Dhritarashtra that many powerful kings—who appeared nearly invincible and fought for their own ends—have been slain by the Pandavas, and he urges the king to accept the turn of events without despair.