Shloka 50

दुर्योधन–द्रोणसंवादः

Arjuna-vīrya-prasaṃśā and renewed battle formation

Devanagari script

अजय्याश्षु रणे पार्था देवैरपि सवासवै:

Transliteration

ajayyāś śu raṇe pārthā devair api savāsavaiḥ

Translation

“रण में पृथापुत्र पाण्डव अजेय हैं—इन्द्र सहित देवता भी उन्हें नहीं जीत सकते।”

Word by Word

• अजय्याः: unconquerable
• अजय्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजय्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पार्थाः: the sons of Pṛthā (the Pāṇḍavas)
• पार्थाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अपि: even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सवासवैः: together with Indra (Vāsava)
• सवासवैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-वासव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārthāḥ (Pāṇḍavas)
• Devas (gods)
• Vāsava (Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the extraordinary martial prowess and moral force attributed to the Pāṇḍavas: when dharma-backed resolve and disciplined valor converge, they are portrayed as virtually unbeatable—so formidable that even divine powers are invoked as a benchmark.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, reporting the battlefield events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, emphasizes that the Pāṇḍavas are proving unconquerable in the fight, heightening the sense of inevitability and the Kauravas’ growing peril.