Shloka 10

युधिष्ठिरस्य कृष्णार्जुनादि-समाश्वासनम्

Yudhiṣṭhira’s reassurance and praise of Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, Bhīma, and Sātyaki

Devanagari script

शोच्येयं भारती सेना राज्यं चैव सुयोधन: । यस्य त्वं कर्कशो भ्राता पलायनपरायण:,“यह कौरवी सेना, यह राज्य और इसका राजा दुर्योधन--ये सभी शोचनीय हो गये हैं; क्योंकि तुम राजाके क्रूरकर्मी भाई होकर आज युद्धमें पीठ दिखाकर भाग रहे हो

Transliteration

śocyeyaṁ bhāratī senā rājyaṁ caiva suyodhanaḥ | yasya tvaṁ karkaśo bhrātā palāyanaparāyaṇaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “This Bharata host, this kingdom, and even Suyodhana himself have become objects of pity—since you, his harsh and hard-dealing brother, are now bent on flight, turning away from the battle.”

Word by Word

शोच्याlamentable, to be mourned

इयम्this

भारतीof the Bharatas

सेनाarmy

राज्यम्kingdom

चand

एवindeed, just

सुयोधनःSuyodhana (Duryodhana)

यस्यwhose, of whom

त्वम्you

कर्कशःharsh, cruel

भ्राताbrother

पलायन-परायणःdevoted to fleeing; intent on flight

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhāratī senā (Kuru/Bharata army)

Rājya (the kingdom)

Suyodhana (Duryodhana)

Bhrātā (the brother addressed, i.e., a Kaurava prince)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes