Shloka 50

Devanagari script

त्वदन्यो नेह संग्रामे कशक्षिज्जीवति संजय । द्वितीयं नेह पश्यामि ससहायाशक्ष पाण्डवा:,यह सुनकर आपके पुत्रने लंबी साँस खींचकर बारंबार मेरी ओर देखा और हाथसे मेरा स्पर्श करके इस प्रकार कहा--'संजय! इस संग्राममें तुम्हारे सिवा दूसरा कोई मेरा आत्मीय जन सम्भवत: जीवित नहीं है; क्योंकि मैं यहाँ दूसरे किसी स्वजनको देख नहीं रहा हूँ। उधर पाण्डव अपने सहायकोंसे सम्पन्न हैं

Transliteration

tvad-anyo neha saṅgrāme kaścid jīvati sañjaya | dvitīyaṁ neha paśyāmi sa-sahāyāś ca pāṇḍavāḥ ||

Translation

Wahai Sañjaya! Dalam pertempuran ini, selain engkau, aku tak melihat seorang pun kerabat tercinta yang mungkin masih hidup; sebab di sini aku tak menjumpai sanak saudara yang lain. Sementara itu, para Pāṇḍava berdiri teguh dengan sokongan para sekutu mereka.

Word by Word

त्वत्than you / from you

अन्यःanother (person)

नnot

इहhere

संग्रामेin the battle

कश्चित्anyone / someone

जीवतिlives / survives

संजयO Sanjaya

द्वितीयम्a second (one)

नnot

इहhere

पश्यामिI see

सहायैःwith helpers/allies

सहtogether with

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍavas

the battle (Kurukṣetra war, implied)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the human cost of adharma-driven war: when kinship and moral restraint collapse, one is left with loneliness and the bitter recognition that power without righteous support ends in ruin, while those aligned with support and cohesion endure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a bleak assessment voiced in the aftermath of heavy losses: the speaker feels that among his own side scarcely anyone dear remains alive besides Sañjaya, whereas the Pāṇḍavas are still backed by allies—highlighting the shifting balance and despair on the Kaurava side.