Shloka 26

Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement

Devanagari script

हत्वा दुर्योधनं चापि प्रयच्छोर्वीं ससागराम्‌

Transliteration

hatvā duryodhanaṃ cāpi prayacchorvīṃ sasāgarām

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Having slain Duryodhana as well, (he) would then bestow the earth—together with its encircling seas.” The line frames victory not merely as personal triumph but as the power to dispose of sovereignty itself, raising the ethical question of whether kingship is to be seized for oneself or granted in accordance with rightful order.

Word by Word

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (√हन्)
• Form: क्त्वा, absolutive (prior action)

• दुर्योधनम्: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• प्रयच्छ: give/bestow
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (√यम्)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• उर्वीम्: the earth
• उर्वीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उर्वी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ससागराम्: together with the ocean(s)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-सागर (स + सागर)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana
• Urvī (the earth/kingdom)
• Sāgara (the ocean/seas)