Shloka 44

भीमसेनस्य कौरवसुतवधः तथा श्रुतर्वावधः

Slaying of Kaurava princes and the fall of Śrutarvā

Devanagari script

दुर्योधनेन कि कार्य द्रक्ष्यध्वं यदि जीवति । युद्धयध्वं सहिता: सर्वे कि वो राजा करिष्यति,दूसरे अत्यन्त घायल हुए क्षत्रिय वहाँ इस प्रकार कहने लगे--“अरे! दुर्योधनसे यहाँ क्या काम है? यदि वे जीवित होंगे तो तुम सब लोग उन्हें देख ही लोगे। इस समय तो सब लोग एक साथ होकर केवल युद्ध करो। राजा तुम्हारी क्या (सहायता) करेंगे”

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | duryodhanena kiṁ kāryaṁ drakṣyadhvaṁ yadi jīvati | yudhyadhvaṁ sahitāḥ sarve kiṁ vo rājā kariṣyati ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “What use is Duryodhana here? If he is still alive, you will see him soon enough. For now, all of you—united—fight on. What help can your king render you in this moment?”

Word by Word

• दुर्योधनेन: by/with Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कार्यम्: need; business; purpose
• कार्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• द्रक्ष्यध्वम्: you all will see
• द्रक्ष्यध्वम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Second, Plural, Ātmanepada

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• जीवति: he lives; is alive
• जीवति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव्
• Form: Present (Laṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• युद्ध्यध्वम्: fight (you all)!
• युद्ध्यध्वम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), Second, Plural, Ātmanepada

• सहिताः: together; united
• सहिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वः: to you / for you (or: of you)
• वः: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive/Dative, Plural, Second

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

• करिष्यति: will do; will accomplish
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana
• the king (rājā, i.e., Duryodhana)
• Kṣatriya warriors (implied by context)