Shloka 37

Devanagari script

विजये धृतसंकल्पा: समरे त्यक्तजीविता:

Transliteration

vijaye dhṛtasaṅkalpāḥ samare tyaktajīvitāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Resolute in their aim of victory, they entered the battle having cast aside attachment to life—men who chose steadfast purpose over self-preservation in the harsh demands of war.

Word by Word

• विजये: in victory
• विजये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• धृतसंकल्पाः: having firm resolve
• धृतसंकल्पाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृतसंकल्प
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• त्यक्तजीविताः: having abandoned life; ready to die
• त्यक्तजीविताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यक्तजीवित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights unwavering resolve in the pursuit of a chosen duty—especially the warrior’s commitment to the battle’s objective—where fear of death is subordinated to determination and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the combatants as entering the fight with fixed intent on victory, so committed that they have mentally renounced concern for their own survival.