Shloka 34

Devanagari script

धिगस्तु कृतवर्माणं मां कृपं च महारथम्‌

Transliteration

dhig astu kṛtavarmāṇaṁ māṁ kṛpaṁ ca mahāratham

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「恥を知れ、クリタヴァルマーよ――そして我も――さらに大車戦士クリパも！」この道徳的嫌悪の瞬間、語り手は武士の掟に照らして卑劣と見なされる行いを、加害者たち（自らをも含め）に向けて断罪し、夜の暴虐の余燼の中で鋭い倫理判断を下す。

Word by Word

• धिग्: fie! shame!
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धिग्

• अस्तु: let it be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कृतवर्माणम्: Kritavarman
• कृतवर्माणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (Proper noun)
• Root: कृतवर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• कृपम्: Kripa
• कृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (Proper noun)
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• महारथम्: the great chariot-warrior
• महारथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛtavarmā
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, actions can be judged against dharma; this line voices moral condemnation and self-implication, highlighting accountability and the sense that certain deeds—especially those seen as treacherous or ignoble—bring disgrace.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the Sauptika Parva’s aftermath of the night events, Sañjaya reports a reaction of censure: he denounces Kṛtavarmā and Kṛpa and includes himself in the blame, signaling that what occurred is viewed as shameful despite the wartime setting.