Shloka 28

Devanagari script

एवमुत्तमकर्माणौ कुरुवृष्णियशस्करौ

Transliteration

evam uttama-karmāṇau kuru-vṛṣṇi-yaśaḥ-karau

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Thus were those two, whose deeds were of the highest order, acting in a way that enhanced the renown of the Kurus and the Vṛṣṇis.”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उत्तमकर्माणौ: two of excellent deeds
• उत्तमकर्माणौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तमकर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• कुरुवृष्णियशस्करौ: two who enhance the fame of the Kurus and the Vṛṣṇis
• कुरुवृष्णियशस्करौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुरुवृष्णियशस्कर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kurus
• Vṛṣṇis

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises exemplary action: conduct that is ‘uttama’ (excellent) is measured not only by prowess but by how it upholds and elevates collective honor and reputation—especially of one’s lineage and community—within the moral pressures of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events of the Drona Parva, sums up the actions of two outstanding figures (implied by the dual forms) as deeds that brought glory to both the Kuru and Vṛṣṇi lines, highlighting their distinguished performance amid the conflict.