Shloka 75

द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः

Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order

Devanagari script

नैतद्‌ बलमसंवार्य शक्‍्यो जेतुं जयद्रथः । एते हि सैन्धवस्यार्थे सर्वे संत्यक्तजीविता:,इस सेनाका निवारण किये बिना जयद्रथको जीतना असम्भव है। ये सभी सैनिक सिन्धुराजके लिये अपना जीवन न्यौछावर कर चुके हैं

Transliteration

naitad balam asaṃvārya śakyo jetuṃ jayadrathaḥ | ete hi saindhavasyārthe sarve saṃtyaktajīvitāḥ ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Without first checking this irresistible force, Jayadratha cannot be overcome. For all these warriors, for the sake of the king of Sindhu, have already renounced their lives—resolved to die rather than let him be defeated.”

Word by Word

नnot

एतत्this

बलम्force/army

असंवार्यnot to be checked/irresistible

शक्यःpossible/able

जेतुम्to conquer

जयद्रथःJayadratha

एतेthese

हिindeed/for

सैन्धवस्यof the Sindhu-king (Jayadratha)

अर्थेfor the sake/purpose

सर्वेall

सन्तिare

त्यक्तजीविताःhaving abandoned life; ready to die

Speaker

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Jayadratha (Saindhava, king of Sindhu)

Saindhava’s army/forces

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes