Shloka 13

Devanagari script

कर्मणा तेन समरे तव पुत्रस्य धन्विन: । दुःशासनस्य तुतुषु: सर्वे लोका महात्मन:,राजन! युद्धमें आपके धनुर्धर महामनस्वी पुत्र दःशासनके उस पराक्रमसे सब लोग बड़े संतुष्ट हुए

Transliteration

karmaṇā tena samare tava putrasya dhanvinaḥ | duḥśāsanasya tutuṣuḥ sarve lokā mahātmanaḥ, rājan |

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「王よ、その戦において、弓を執るそなたの子ドゥフシャーサナのその武勲に、万人は大いに満足した、気高き御方よ。」

Word by Word

कर्मणाby the deed/act

तेनby that

समरेin battle

तवof you/your

पुत्रस्यof (your) son

धन्विनःof the archer

दुःशासनस्यof Duhśāsana

तुतुषुःwere pleased/satisfied

सर्वेall

लोकाःpeople/worlds

महात्मन्O great-souled one

राजन्O king

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address rājan, mahātmanaḥ, and 'your son')

Duḥśāsana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how public approval in war often follows visible prowess and success, reminding readers that acclaim is not identical with dharma; ethical evaluation must look beyond applause to the justice of the cause and the conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duḥśāsana, described as a bowman, has performed a notable martial deed in the battle, and that the onlookers/warriors were pleased by his display of valor.