Shloka 273

गदायुद्ध-समारम्भः

Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings

Devanagari script

राजानो राजपुत्राश्व॒ समरेष्वनिवर्तिन: । ये तथा और भी बहुत-से महाबली राजा और राजकुमार जो युद्धसे पीछे हटनेवाले नहीं थे, कुरुराज दुर्योधनकी विजयके लिये अपने प्यारे प्राणोंका परित्याग करके स्वर्गलोकमें चले गये हैं

Transliteration

rājāno rājaputrāś ca samareṣv anivartinaḥ | ye tathānyepi bahavo mahābalā rājānaḥ rājaputrāś ca kururāja-duryodhanasya vijayārthaṃ priyān prāṇān parityajya svargalokaṃ gatāḥ |

Translation

Nārada said: “Kings and princes—unyielding in battle—along with many other mighty rulers and royal sons, did not turn back from the fight. For the sake of the Kuru king Duryodhana’s victory, they renounced their beloved lives and departed to the world of heaven.”

Word by Word

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजपुत्राः: princes (sons of kings)
• राजपुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समरेषु: in battles
• समरेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• अनिवर्तिनः: not retreating
• अनिवर्तिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिवर्तिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Duryodhana
• Kuru (dynasty/realm)
• Svargaloka (heaven)