Shloka 28

Devanagari script

अश्वत्थामा महाभाग: कृतवर्मा च सात्वत:

Transliteration

aśvatthāmā mahābhāgaḥ kṛtavarmā ca sātvatāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya dijo: Allí estaban Aśvatthāmā, el ilustre, y Kṛtavarmā del linaje Sātvata—nombrados como actores prominentes en el desenlace que se despliega tras la guerra, donde la lealtad personal y el residuo de la violencia siguen moldeando decisiones y consecuencias.

Word by Word

• अश्वत्थामा: Ashvatthaman
• अश्वत्थामा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थामन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभागः: the greatly fortunate/noble one
• महाभागः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृतवर्मा: Kritavarman
• कृतवर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सात्वतः: the Sātvata (i.e., a Vrishni/Yadava; here: Kritavarman)
• सात्वतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Aśvatthāmā
• Kṛtavarmā
• Sātvata (clan)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Though the line is primarily identificatory, it points to a recurring Mahābhārata ethical concern: eminent warriors, bound by allegiance and past vows, continue to drive events even after decisive battles—showing how choices made in war generate moral and practical consequences that persist beyond the battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya names Aśvatthāmā and Kṛtavarmā (a Sātvata/Yādava) as present/active figures in the episode being recounted in Śalya Parva, setting up their role in the subsequent actions and decisions in the war’s late-stage developments.