Shloka 17
Devanagari script
प्रतार्यमाणस्तै: सर्वैरल्पबुद्धिभिरण्डज:
Transliteration
pratāryamāṇas taiḥ sarvair alpabuddhibhir aṇḍajaḥ
Translation
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അൽപബുദ്ധികളായ എല്ലാവരും ചേർന്ന് ആ അണ്ഡജ പക്ഷിയെ പീഡിപ്പിച്ച് ഇങ്ങോട്ടും അങ്ങോട്ടും ഓടിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു.
Word by Word
प्रतार्यमाणःbeing harassed/tormented
प्रतार्यमाणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-तॄ (धातु) → प्रतारय् (णिच्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तैःby them
तैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
सर्वैःby all
सर्वैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
अल्पबुद्धिभिःby the dull-witted/short-minded ones
अल्पबुद्धिभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअल्पबुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
अण्डजःthe bird (egg-born one)
अण्डजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअण्डज (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
aṇḍajaḥ (a bird)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical failure of 'alpabuddhi'—lack of discernment—where many act together to harass a weaker being. It implicitly commends restraint, compassion, and thoughtful conduct (dharma) over impulsive cruelty.
Sañjaya describes a scene in which an 'aṇḍaja' (a bird) is being chased or tormented by a group of foolish people, serving as a vivid narrative detail and moral contrast within the larger war-episode context.