Shloka 17

Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

कौरवार्थे पराक्रान्ता: संग्रामे निधनं गता: । यथाभागं यथोत्साहं भवन्त: कृतपौरुषा:,उन्होंने अपने समस्त भाइयों तथा श्रीकृष्ण और सात्यकिको बुलाकर इस प्रकार कहा --“बन्धुओ! भीष्म, द्रोण, कर्ण तथा अन्य जो-जो राजा दुर्योधनके लिये पराक्रम दिखाते थे, वे सब-के-सब संग्राममें मारे गये। तुमलोगोंने पुरुषार्थ करके उत्साहपूर्वक अपने-अपने हिस्सेका कार्य पूरा कर लिया

Transliteration

kauravārthe parākrāntāḥ saṅgrāme nidhanaṃ gatāḥ | yathābhāgaṃ yathotsāhaṃ bhavantaḥ kṛtapauruṣāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Those who exerted their valor for the Kauravas have met their end upon the battlefield. Each of you, according to your allotted share and according to your zeal, has fulfilled your manly effort.”

Word by Word

कौरव-अर्थेfor the sake of the Kauravas

पराक्रान्ताःhaving exerted themselves; having shown valor

संग्रामेin battle

निधनम्death; destruction

गताःwent to; met (death)

यथा-भागम्according to (one's) share

यथा-उत्साहम्according to (one's) zeal/effort

भवन्तःyou (honorific), sirs

कृत-पौरुषाःhaving performed manly effort; having shown valor

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Kauravas

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