Shloka 37
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
Devanagari script
विजये धृतसंकल्पा: समरे त्यक्तजीविता:
Transliteration
vijaye dhṛtasaṅkalpāḥ samare tyaktajīvitāḥ
Translation
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—വിജയത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ദൃഢസങ്കൽപത്തോടെ അവർ സമരത്തിലേക്ക് കടന്നു, ജീവമോഹം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച്; സ്വരക്ഷണത്തേക്കാൾ അചഞ്ചലമായ ലക്ഷ്യനിശ്ചയത്തെയായിരുന്നു അവർ തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്തത്.
Word by Word
विजयेin victory
विजये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविजय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
धृतसंकल्पाःhaving firm resolve
धृतसंकल्पाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधृतसंकल्प
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
त्यक्तजीविताःhaving abandoned life; ready to die
त्यक्तजीविताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootत्यक्तजीवित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaCharacter 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 unwavering resolve in the pursuit of a chosen duty—especially the warrior’s commitment to the battle’s objective—where fear of death is subordinated to determination and responsibility.
Sañjaya describes the combatants as entering the fight with fixed intent on victory, so committed that they have mentally renounced concern for their own survival.