Shloka 2

अलायुधस्य भीमवधसंकल्पः

Alāyudha’s Resolve to Confront Bhīma

Devanagari script

दिष्टया वर्धसि राजेन्द्र हतशत्रुर्नरोत्तम | दिष्ट्या निस्तीर्णवांश्वैव प्रतिज्ञामनुजस्तव

Transliteration

diṣṭyā vardhasi rājendra hataśatrur narottama | diṣṭyā nistīrṇavāṁś caiva pratijñām anujas tava ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “By good fortune you prosper, O lord of kings—O best of men—your enemy has been slain. And by that same good fortune, your younger brother too has fulfilled his vow and come through it successfully.”

Word by Word

• दिष्ट्या: fortunately; by good luck
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिष्टि
• Form: Avyaya (instrumental sense: 'by good fortune')

• वर्धसि: you prosper / you thrive
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध्
• Form: Present (लट्), Parasmaipada, 2nd person, singular

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, vocative, singular

• हतशत्रुः: one whose enemies are slain
• हतशत्रुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हतशत्रु
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• नरोत्तम: O best of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरोत्तम
• Form: Masculine, vocative, singular

• दिष्ट्या: fortunately
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिष्टि
• Form: Avyaya (instrumental sense: 'by good fortune')

• निस्तीर्णवान्: having crossed over; having fulfilled/come through
• निस्तीर्णवान्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: निस्तॄ
• Form: Past active participle (क्तवतु), masculine, nominative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: Avyaya

• प्रतिज्ञाम्: the vow; the promise
• प्रतिज्ञाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिज्ञा
• Form: Feminine, accusative, singular

• अनुजः: younger brother
• अनुजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• तव: of you; your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by rājendra/narottama as the addressee)
• the younger brother of the addressee (implied: Vidura)
• an enemy (unnamed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of a pratijñā (solemn vow): success is praised not merely as victory in war but as steadfast completion of one’s pledged duty, while also acknowledging the role of diṣṭi (destiny/fortune) in outcomes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to the king that matters have turned favorably: an enemy has been slain and the king’s younger brother has successfully carried out and completed his vow, implying a significant turning point in the war report.