Shloka 20

युद्धसंग्रहः

Kurukṣetra Campaign in Summary

Devanagari script

ताभ्यां स सम्परिष्वक्त: सान्त्वितश्न महाभुज: । उपोपदिष्टै: सर्वेस्तैर्वष्णिभि: परिवारित:

Transliteration

tābhyāṃ sa sampariṣvaktaḥ sāntvitaś ca mahābhujaḥ | upopadiṣṭaiḥ sarvaiś ca vṛṣṇibhiḥ parivāritaḥ ||

Translation

Embraced by those two and comforted, the mighty-armed hero—surrounded by all the Vṛṣṇis and supported by their counsel—was consoled and steadied in spirit amid the duties and emotions that followed the great events.

Word by Word

• ताभ्याम्: by/with those two (women)
• ताभ्याम्: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्री, तृतीया, द्विवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सम्परिष्वक्तः: embraced closely
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+परि+ष्वञ्ज् (धातु) → सम्परिष्वक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सान्त्वितः: consoled/comforted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सान्त्वय्/सान्त्व् (धातु) → सान्त्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महाभुजः: the mighty-armed (one)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उपोपदिष्टैः: by those instructed/appointed (ones)
• उपोपदिष्टैः: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप+उप+दिश् (धातु) → उपोपदिष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: by all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• तैः: by those
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• वृष्णिभिः: by the Vrishnis
• वृष्णिभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• परिवारितः: surrounded/attended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि+वृ (धातु) → परिवारित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vṛṣṇis

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical strength of communal support: a leader or hero is steadied not only by personal valor but also by affectionate bonds and wise counsel from one’s own people, which helps sustain dharma in difficult transitions.

What is happening in the narrative?

The mighty-armed figure is embraced by two women (implied by the feminine dual) and consoled; at the same time, he is surrounded and guided by the Vṛṣṇis, indicating a scene of reassurance and collective counsel in the Ashvamedhika Parva’s continuing narrative.