Shloka 43

Devanagari script

तथैव पाण्डवा: शूरा: समरे जितकाशिन:

Transliteration

tathaiva pāṇḍavāḥ śūrāḥ samare jitakāśinaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “In the same manner, the heroic Pāṇḍavas too, in the thick of battle, proved themselves conquerors of those who sought to destroy them—standing firm in courage and resolve amid the moral trial of war.”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just, also (emphatic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शूराः: brave, heroic
• शूराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• जितकाशिनः: having conquered Kashi; conquerors of Kashi
• जितकाशिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जितकाशिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even within the harsh arena of war, steadfast courage and disciplined action are portrayed as necessary qualities of kṣatriya-dharma; victory is framed as overcoming those who intend harm, not as mere aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues his battlefield report, stating that the Pāṇḍavas, like the opposing side previously described, fought heroically and emerged as victors over their assailants in the ongoing conflict.