Shloka 28

Nakula–Śakuni Duel and the Night Battle; Śikhaṇḍin–Kṛpa Engagement (नकुल-शकुनियुद्धं तथा रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

एवमुत्तमकर्माणौ कुरुवृष्णियशस्करौ

Transliteration

evam uttama-karmāṇau kuru-vṛṣṇi-yaśaḥ-karau

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「かくして、最上の業をなすその二人は、クル族とヴリシュニ族の名声を高めるように振る舞っていた。」

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उत्तमकर्माणौ: two of excellent deeds
• उत्तमकर्माणौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तमकर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• कुरुवृष्णियशस्करौ: two who enhance the fame of the Kurus and the Vṛṣṇis
• कुरुवृष्णियशस्करौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुरुवृष्णियशस्कर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kurus
• Vṛṣṇis

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises exemplary action: conduct that is ‘uttama’ (excellent) is measured not only by prowess but by how it upholds and elevates collective honor and reputation—especially of one’s lineage and community—within the moral pressures of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events of the Drona Parva, sums up the actions of two outstanding figures (implied by the dual forms) as deeds that brought glory to both the Kuru and Vṛṣṇi lines, highlighting their distinguished performance amid the conflict.