Shloka 7
Jayadratha Approaches Draupadī in the Forest
Hospitality, Persuasion, and Reproach
Devanagari script
शूराश्ष बलवन्तश्न संयुगेष्वपलायिन:
Transliteration
śūrāś ca balavantaś ca saṃyugeṣv apalāyinaḥ
Translation
कर्ण ने घोषित किया—“वही सच्चे शूरवीर और बलवान हैं, जो संग्राम में पीठ नहीं दिखाते, रणभूमि से पलायन नहीं करते।”
Word by Word
शूराःheroes, brave men
शूराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
बलवन्तःstrong, powerful
बलवन्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबलवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
संयुगेषुin battles, in combats
संयुगेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंयुग
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
अपलायिनःnot fleeing, non-retreating
अपलायिनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअपलायिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
कर्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KarnaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Valor is not merely strength but steadfastness: a true warrior is one who does not abandon duty and honor by fleeing when battle becomes dangerous.
Speaking as Karna, the verse characterizes certain fighters as genuinely heroic—strong and unyielding—emphasizing their refusal to retreat in combat, a key marker of martial honor in the epic.