Shloka 25

अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa

Devanagari script

तदिदं वचन साधोराचार्यस्य महात्मन:

Transliteration

tad idaṃ vacanaṃ sādhv-ācāryasya mahātmanaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “This was the utterance of that noble, great-souled teacher—words befitting a righteous guide.”

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• वचनम्: speech; statement; word
• वचनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• साधोः: of the good/noble man
• साधोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• आचार्यस्य: of the teacher
• आचार्यस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• ācārya (the teacher/preceptor)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds ethical authority: a teacher who is sādhū (noble, righteous) and mahātmā (great-souled) is presented as a trustworthy moral voice. The narrative framing invites the listener to weigh the coming words with seriousness because they arise from a respected preceptor.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, introduces or points back to a specific statement made by the ācārya. It functions as a transition line, marking that what follows (or what has just been said) is the significant utterance of the revered teacher within the war narrative of Droṇa Parva.