Shloka 43

दुर्योधन–द्रोणसंवादः

Arjuna-vīrya-prasaṃśā and renewed battle formation

Devanagari script

यमौ च द्रौपदेयाश्न राक्षसश्र॒ घटोत्कच: । येषामर्थाय युध्यन्ते न तेषां विद्यते क्षय:

Transliteration

Yamau ca draupadeyāś ca rākṣasaś ca Ghaṭotkacaḥ | yeṣām arthāya yudhyante na teṣāṁ vidyate kṣayaḥ ||

Translation

Kṛpa said: “The twin sons (Nakula and Sahadeva), the sons of Draupadī, and the rākṣasa Ghaṭotkaca—so long as warriors fight for the sake of such men, their cause does not perish. Their strength and the righteousness of their allies ensure that the struggle continues without being extinguished.”

Word by Word

• यमौ: the twin sons (Nakula and Sahadeva)
• यमौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• द्रौपदेयाः: the sons of Draupadī
• द्रौपदेयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• राक्षसः: the rākṣasa (demon)
• राक्षसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• घटोत्कचः: Ghaṭotkaca
• घटोत्कचः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: घटोत्कच
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• येषाम्: of whom / for whose sake
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अर्थाय: for the sake (purpose)
• अर्थाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• युध्यन्ते: they fight
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• विद्यते: exists / is found
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• क्षयः: destruction / loss
• क्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛpa
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadī)
• Ghaṭotkaca