Shloka 35

Ghaṭotkaca Slays Alāyudha (Night Battle and Māyā Countermeasures) / घटोत्कचेन अलायुधवधः

Devanagari script

राजन ब्रूया: सुतं मे त्वमश्व॒त्थामानमाहवे । न सोमकाः: प्रमोक्तव्या जीवितं परिरक्षता,राजन! तुम मेरे पुत्र अश्वत्थामासे जाकर कहना कि “वह युद्धमें अपने जीवनकी रक्षा करते हुए जैसे भी हो, सोमकोंको जीवित न छोड़े”

Transliteration

rājan brūyāḥ sutaṃ me tvam aśvatthāmānam āhave | na somakāḥ pramoktavyā jīvitaṃ parirakṣatā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O King, go and convey to my son Aśvatthāmā on the battlefield: ‘Even while safeguarding your own life, do not let the Somakas escape alive.’” The line underscores the hardening of intent in war, where survival is invoked not to restrain violence but to ensure the completion of a ruthless objective.

Word by Word

राजन्O king

ब्रूयाःyou should say / tell

सुतम्son

मेmy / of me

त्वम्you

अश्वत्थामानम्Ashvatthaman

आहवेin battle

नnot

सोमकाःthe Somakas

प्रमोक्तव्याःto be released / let go / spared

जीवितम्life

परिरक्षताwhile protecting / by protecting

राजन्O king

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

King Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Aśvatthāmā

Somakas

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

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Sandhi Notes