Shloka 79
Devanagari script
समाश्वस्ता: स्थिता राजन् सम्प्रह्ष्ठा: परस्परम् । समाजम्मुश्न युद्धाय मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम्
Transliteration
samāśvastāḥ sthitā rājan samprahṛṣṭāḥ parasparam | samājam uśnān yuddhāya mṛtyuṁ kṛtvā nivartanam ||
Translation
サンジャヤは言った。「王よ、彼らは安堵して揺るがず、互いに励まし合って備えを整えた。戦いを決した以上、死すら代価と見なし、退くことは思いも寄らぬこととした。」
Word by Word
समाश्वस्ताःreassured, consoled
समाश्वस्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-आ-श्वस् (कृदन्त: समाश्वस्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्थिताःstanding, remaining
स्थिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था (कृदन्त: स्थित)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सम्प्रहृष्टाःhighly delighted, exhilarated
सम्प्रहृष्टाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-प्र-हृष् (कृदन्त: सम्प्रहृष्ट)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
परस्परम्mutually, one another
परस्परम्:
Karma
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरस्पर
Formtrue
समाजम्assembly, gathering
समाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसमाज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उश्नन्desiring, wishing
उश्नन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootउश् (वर्तमान कृदन्त: उश्नत्)
FormPresent participle, Parasmaipada (active), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
युद्धायfor battle
युद्धाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Dative, Singular
मृत्युम्death
मृत्युम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृत्वाhaving made, having done
कृत्वा:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (क्त्वान्त: कृत्वा)
FormAbsolutive (gerund), Parasmaipada (active)
निवर्तनम्turning back, withdrawal, return
निवर्तनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिवर्तन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
DhṛtarāṣṭraCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the warrior ethos of steadfastness: once committed to a righteous battle, one should not be ruled by fear of death, and retreat is treated as a moral failure of resolve.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the warriors, encouraged and mutually energized, stand firm and prepare to fight, accepting death as a possible outcome and rejecting the idea of withdrawal.