Shloka 42
Devanagari script
असकृदू भग्नसंकल्पा: सुराश्च बहुश: कृता:
Transliteration
asakṛd ū bhagnasaṅkalpāḥ surāś ca bahuśaḥ kṛtāḥ
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: Again and again their resolve was shattered, and many times the gods were compelled to act (anew).
Word by Word
असकृत्repeatedly, again and again
असकृत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअसकृत्
FormAvyaya (indeclinable adverb)
ऊindeed/also (emphatic particle)
ऊ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊ
FormAvyaya (particle)
भग्नसंकल्पाःthose whose resolve is broken
भग्नसंकल्पाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभग्नसंकल्प
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
सुराःthe gods
सुराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुर
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
FormAvyaya (conjunction)
बहुशःmany times, repeatedly
बहुशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबहुशस्
FormAvyaya (adverb)
कृताःwere made/done; became
कृताः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPast passive participle (क्त), masculine, nominative, plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaS
surāḥ (devas)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how repeated setbacks can break even firm intentions, yet the larger order of events continues—sometimes requiring renewed effort even from the gods. Ethically, it highlights perseverance and the instability of mere resolve when confronted by powerful circumstances.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that in the unfolding events, certain parties repeatedly had their plans frustrated, and the devas themselves had to intervene or take action multiple times as the situation kept recurring.