Shloka 50

Devanagari script

अजय्याश्षु रणे पार्था देवैरपि सवासवै:

Transliteration

ajayyāś śu raṇe pārthā devair api savāsavaiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “In battle, the sons of Pṛthā (the Pāṇḍavas) are swiftly unconquerable—even by the gods, Indra included.”

Word by Word

• अजय्याः: unconquerable
• अजय्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजय्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पार्थाः: the sons of Pṛthā (the Pāṇḍavas)
• पार्थाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अपि: even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सवासवैः: together with Indra (Vāsava)
• सवासवैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-वासव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārthāḥ (Pāṇḍavas)
• Devas (gods)
• Vāsava (Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the extraordinary martial prowess and moral force attributed to the Pāṇḍavas: when dharma-backed resolve and disciplined valor converge, they are portrayed as virtually unbeatable—so formidable that even divine powers are invoked as a benchmark.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, reporting the battlefield events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, emphasizes that the Pāṇḍavas are proving unconquerable in the fight, heightening the sense of inevitability and the Kauravas’ growing peril.