Shloka 27

Devanagari script

त्वां च प्राप्प रणे पापो धार्तराष्ट्रो विनड्क्ष्यति

Transliteration

tvāṁ ca prāpya raṇe pāpo dhārtarāṣṭro vinaṅkṣyati

Translation

Sañjaya said: “And when he meets you in battle, that sinful son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra will be destroyed.”

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

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

• प्राप्य: having reached/attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

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

• पापः: sinful, wicked
• पापः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धार्तराष्ट्रः: the son of Dhritarashtra (Duryodhana)
• धार्तराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विनङ्क्ष्यति: will perish, will be destroyed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नश्
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhārtarāṣṭra (son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, i.e., Duryodhana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames the downfall of a wrongdoer as the ethical consequence of adharma: the ‘sinful’ Dhārtarāṣṭra is portrayed as destined to perish when confronted by the righteous opponent in the battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, declares that the Dhārtarāṣṭra prince will be destroyed upon encountering ‘you’ in battle—an emphatic prediction of the Kaurava leader’s impending ruin.