Shloka 20

Devanagari script

युधिछिर उवाच दिष्ट्या विनिर्जिता गाव: कुरवश्व पलायिता: । नादभुतं त्वेव मन्ये5हं यत्‌ ते पुत्रोडजयत्‌ कुरून्‌

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca

diṣṭyā vinirjitā gāvaḥ kuravaś ca palāyitāḥ |

nādbhutaṃ tv eva manye'haṃ yat te putro'jayat kurūn ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “By good fortune the cattle have been recovered, and the Kurus too have been put to flight. Yet I do not regard it as any marvel that your son has defeated the Kurus.”

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• दिष्ट्या: fortunately; by good luck
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिष्टि

• विनिर्जिताः: conquered; won back
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-निर्जि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural, Past Passive Participle (क्त)

• गावः: cows
• गावः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• कुरवः: the Kurus
• कुरवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• पलायिताः: fled; ran away
• Type: Verb
• Root: पलायि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Past Active Participle (क्तवतु/क्त) (sense: having fled)

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful; astonishing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• मन्ये: I think
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: Present, First, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• यत्: that which; the fact that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• ते: of you; your
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अजयत्: conquered; defeated
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular

• कुरून्: the Kurus
• कुरून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kuravaḥ (Kauravas)
• gāvaḥ (cattle/cows)
• te putraḥ (your son)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse blends gratitude for favorable outcomes with measured judgment: success is acknowledged as good fortune, yet true capability (the son’s prowess) makes victory unsurprising. It models restrained praise and a dharmic tone—crediting merit without exaggeration.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Virāṭa episode surrounding the cattle-raid, Yudhiṣṭhira notes that the stolen cattle have been recovered and the Kurus have fled. He then remarks that it is no wonder that the addressed person’s son managed to defeat the Kurus.