Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

तान्‌ प्रत्यगृह्नात्‌ पुत्रस्ते मद्रराजश्न वीर्यवान्‌

Transliteration

tān pratyagṛhṇāt putras te madrarājaś ca vīryavān

Translation

Sañjaya said: Your son, and the mighty king of Madra as well, received them in return—accepting what was offered back in the course of the war’s exchanges. The line underscores how, amid conflict, acts of taking and returning—whether of weapons, gifts, or captives—signal shifting advantage and the relentless reciprocity of battle.

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रत्यगृह्णात्: accepted/received
• प्रत्यगृह्णात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: your/of you
• ते: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• मद्रराजः: the king of Madra
• मद्रराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्रराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• वीर्यवान्: powerful/valiant
• वीर्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'te')
• Duryodhana (implied by 'your son')
• Śalya (Madrarāja, king of Madra)
• Madra (kingdom)