Shloka 43

बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः

Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra

Devanagari script

यस्कृते बान्धवा: सर्वे मया नीता यमक्षयम्‌ | इत्युक्त्वा बहु सान्त्वादिप्रसादमकरोज्जय:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

yas-kṛte bāndhavāḥ sarve mayā nītā yamākṣayam |

ity uktvā bahu sāntvādiprasādam akaroj jayaḥ ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຂໍໃຫ້ກະສັດຕຣິຍະ-ທັມນັ້ນຖືກສາບແຊ່ງ, ເພາະເຫດນັ້ນເອງ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ສົ່ງຍາດພີ່ນ້ອງທັງໝົດໄປສູ່ໂລກຂອງຍະມະ!» ເມື່ອກ່າວດັ່ງນັ້ນແລ້ວ, ອາຣຊຸນ (ຜູ້ຊະນະ) ໄດ້ປອບໂຍນ ດຸຫະຊາລາ ຢ່າງຫຼາຍ ແລະສະແດງຄວາມເມດຕາກະລຸນາຕໍ່ນາງ; ແລ້ວດ້ວຍໃຈຍິນດີ ເຂົາໄດ້ກອດນາງ ແລະສົ່ງນາງກັບໄປທາງເຮືອນ.

Word by Word

• यत्: for which
• यत्: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• कृते: in/for the sake of (done/act)
• कृते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• बान्धवाः: kinsmen, relatives
• बान्धवाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• नीताः: led, taken
• नीताः: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (√नी)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Passive (sense)

• यमक्षयम्: to Yama’s abode (realm of death)
• यमक्षयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमक्षय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (√वच्)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Active

• बहु: much, greatly
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular, adverbial/quantifying use with action

• सान्त्वादि-प्रसादम्: favor/grace in the form of consolation etc.
• सान्त्वादि-प्रसादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्त्वादि-प्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अकरोत्: did, made, showed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (√कृ)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जयः: Jaya (Arjuna)
• जयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, epithet/name (Arjuna as 'Jaya')

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• Duḥśalā
• Yama

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical tension within kṣatriya-dharma: even when actions are sanctioned as ‘duty’ in war, the agent may feel profound remorse for the destruction of kin. It also affirms a dharmic response after violence—compassion, consolation, and restoring human bonds where possible.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna laments that the warrior code has led him to the death of his relatives, then he consoles Duḥśalā with kind words and gracious conduct. He embraces her and respectfully sends her back home, signaling reconciliation and care after the devastation of the Kurukṣetra war.