Shloka 21

शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni

with Ulūka’s fall

Devanagari script

अद्य युद्धे सुसंक्रुद्धों दीर्घ राज्ञा प्रजागरम्‌

Transliteration

adya yuddhe susaṁkruddhoṁ dīrgha rājñā prajāgaram

Translation

સંજય બોલ્યો—આજે યુદ્ધમાં અત્યંત ક્રોધિત થઈ તેણે રાજાને લાંબા સમય સુધી જાગતો રાખ્યો.

Word by Word

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable adverb of time)

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सुसंक्रुद्धः: very enraged
• सुसंक्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुसंक्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (past participle used adjectivally)

• दीर्घम्: for a long time/long
• दीर्घम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular (adverbial use)

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रजागरम्: wakefulness/vigil
• प्रजागरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजागर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• the king (rājā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how unchecked anger in war leads to relentless pressure and sleeplessness, implying an ethical warning: wrath prolongs suffering and disturbs the ruler’s peace and judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that, on that day of battle, someone in a state of intense fury caused the king to remain awake for a long time—suggesting sustained agitation, alarm, or strategic tension in the royal camp.