Shloka 33

शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12

Devanagari script

तावकानामनीकेषु पाण्डवा जितकाशिन:

Transliteration

tāvakānām anīkeṣu pāṇḍavā jitakāśinaḥ

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。汝の軍勢のただ中に、カーシーを征したパーンダヴァらが陣を整えて立っていた。その姿は、苦闘の末に得た武威と、戦がもたらす道義と武の帰結が止めがたく進む勢いとを、ともに告げていた。

Word by Word

• तावकानाम्: of your (Kaurava) people
• तावकानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अनीकेषु: in the armies/hosts
• अनीकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

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

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Kauravas (tāvakāḥ)
• Kāśi

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how victory and reputation in war are remembered as defining marks—yet such marks also intensify the ethical weight of continued violence, reminding the listener that power gained through conquest carries lasting consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra about the Pāṇḍavas’ position and standing amid the Kaurava forces, describing them as renowned victors—specifically as those who have subdued Kāśi—thereby emphasizing their strength and battlefield momentum.